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​She Loves Truth Week Eight Proverbs 22-24

7/21/2020

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​She Loves Truth Week Eight Proverbs 22-24
Welcome to week eight of our Summer 2020 Book Club-Style Bible Study--She Loves Truth. 

The Book of Proverbs is one of the Wisdom Books of Hebrew Scripture, along with Job, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon.

The primary purpose of the book is to teach wisdom, not only to the young and inexperienced but also to the learned. Proverbs personifies wisdom as an idealistic woman.

This summer, we are looking for truth in a 10-week study of the book of Proverbs.

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So far, we've looked at Proverbs 1-3: Trust in the Lord​, Proverbs 4-6: Practical Truths For Living, Proverbs 7-9: The Blessings of Wisdom, Proverbs 10-12: Truths to Help You Thrive. Proverbs 13-15: Wisdom and Truth, Proverbs 16-18: Watch this! and Proverbs 19-21: Prudent, Not Quarrelsome. This week we'll be studying Proverbs 22-24: Using Our Time Wisely.

Using Our Time Wisely

Today, as I read this passage I am struck by the words to the wise about how we are to use our time.

​In chapter 22, I see a worrier, a person who is hunkered down in their comfort zone and afraid to venture out into the unknown because of potential dangers.
“The sluggard says, ‘There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!’” (Proverbs 22:13)
I have often said, “Good things are waiting for you, friend, just outside your comfort zone—things you never dreamed possible. And the best thing is, God is waiting to meet you there!”
In chapter 24, we see an emphasis on building our homes with wisdom and understanding, “…by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches” (24:4).

​We need strength to be all that God has called us to be and this passage tells us that strength is found in knowledge, guidance, and good counsel.
“By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might, for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.” (Proverbs 24:3-6)
What happens if we are not diligent about our work? “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man” (24:34). ​
“Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house…. I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.” (Proverbs 24:27-34)
I don’t want to be a woman that lacks sense. I’m sure you don’t either. Let’s ask God for wisdom today so that we use our time wisely.

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What truths are you recording today from Proverbs 22-24?
Read She Loves Truth Week Nine Proverbs 25-27.
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12 Comments
Barbara Harper link
7/21/2020 09:25:37 am

Proverbs is so convicting about diligence and time management, as well motivation and attitude. I'm continually seeking the right balance between work and rest.

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Patsy Burnette link
7/21/2020 12:02:03 pm

It is quite the convicting book, as well as a book filled with wisdom and truth. Really keeps us on our toes!!!

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Michele Morin link
7/21/2020 01:47:04 pm

Proverbs alwasy messes with all my assumptions from this type A perspective most of us in North America work from.
I'm grateful for the balance I find in this book of wisdom.

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Patsy Burnette link
7/21/2020 05:57:57 pm

Yes, Michele, balance in life is so important. yet so difficult to achieve and even more difficult to maintain. I am so thankful for the wisdom found in Proverbs that helps us with that!

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Theresa Boedeker link
7/21/2020 03:33:06 pm

Proverbs 22:13, never thought of that verse about a worrier, but yes, I now see it.

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Patsy Burnette link
7/21/2020 05:59:55 pm

It's a verse about a worrier, Teresa, AND an excuse maker, or both. :)

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Natalie Ogbourne link
7/22/2020 07:07:12 pm

This spring and summer, I've realized that one of my most insidious time-wasters is planning. That's a trap, but I'm working on and I appreciate this encouragement!

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Patsy Burnette link
7/23/2020 02:30:18 pm

Yes, Natalie, as I say to myself a lot, "We make our little plans and then God says, 'WATCH THIS!'" LOL It's REALLY been the truth in 2020!!!

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Debbie Wilson link
7/22/2020 10:16:32 pm

Patsy, looking at Proverbs 24:3-6, I see how the writer appeals to the masculine and feminine readers with image of establishing a home and going to war. Wisdom is always needed.

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Patsy Burnette link
7/23/2020 02:31:33 pm

Yes, it is Debbie! So interesting how the writer did this!

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Sue Donaldson link
7/23/2020 06:07:53 pm

Wisdom is the prayer God always answers, and the main one I can't live w/o! Banking on my own gets me into trouble every time. Tweeted.

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Patsy Burnette link
7/24/2020 06:14:50 am

So totally true, Sue! Thanks for the share! :)

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