16 Should your springs overflow in the streets,
your streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be yours alone,
never to be shared with strangers.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Marriage relationships must be closely guarded.
Keep them beloved and private.
#springs #overflow #streets #streams #water #public_squares #public #squares #yours_alone #yours #alone #never #shared #strangers
8 Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
embrace her, and she will honor you.
Proverbs Club Commentary
sagacious:
Having or showing acute mental discernment
and keen practical sense; shrewd:
(dictionary.com)
Wisdom establishes a sagacious counselor.
#wisdom #cherish #exalt #embrace #honor
7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
Proverbs Club Commentary
To get wisdom, pay the price for understanding.
#beginning_of_wisdom #get_wisdom #get_understanding #understanding #cost #wisdom
6 Do not forsake wisdom,
and she will protect you;
love her, and she will watch over you.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Wisdom is a mother hen protecting her chicks
under her wings.
Matthew 23:37 (NIV)
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets
and stone those sent to you,
how often I have longed
to gather your children together,
as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,
and you were not willing.
#wisdom #protect #love #watch_over_you #forsake
5 Get wisdom, get understanding;
do not forget my words or turn away from them.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Understand, remember, and follow wise advice.
