Proverbs 3 commentary

    

1: Children forget not my law but let your heart keep my commandments[1] 2: For length of days and long life and peace shall they add to you[2] 3: Let not mercy and truth forsake you bind them about your neck write them upon the tablet of your heart 4: So shall you find favor and good success in the sight of Elohiym and audawm 5: Trust in YHWH with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding 6: In all your ways acknowledge him and he shall direct your paths[3] 7: Be not wise in your own eyes fear YHWH [4]and depart from evil 8: It shall be health to your flesh[5] and marrow to your bones[6] 9: Honor YHWH with your substance and with the first fruits of all your increase 10: So shall your barns be filled with plenty and your presses shall burst out with new wine[7] 11: Children despise not the chastening of YHWH neither be weary of his correction 12: For whom YHWH loves he corrects even as a father the child in whom he delights 13: Happy is audawm that finds wisdom, and audawm that gets understanding 14: For the merchandise of it [wisdom and understanding/discernment] is better than the merchandise of silver and the gain thereof than fine gold 15: She is more precious than rubies and all the things you can desire are not to be compared [to wisdom and understanding] 16: Length of days is in her right hand and in her left hand riches and honor 17: Her ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace 18: She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her and happy is every one that retains her 19: YHWH by wisdom has founded the earth by understanding has he established the heavens 20: By his knowledge the depths are broken up and the clouds drop down the dew 21: Children let not them depart from your eyes observe [and carefully guard] sound wisdom and counsel 22: So shall they be life to your soul and grace to your neck 23: Then shall you walk in your way safely and your foot shall not stumble 24: When you lie down you shall not be afraid yes you shall lie down and your sleep shall be sweet 25: Be not afraid of sudden terror neither of the desolation of the wicked when it comes 26: For YHWH shall be your confidence and shall keep your foot from being taken 27: Withhold not good from them to whom it is due when it is in the power of your hand to do it 28: Say not to your neighbor Go and come again and tomorrow I will give when you have it by you 29: Devise not evil against your neighbors seeing they dwell securely by you 30: Strive not with audawm without cause if they have done you no harm 31: Envy thou not oppressors and choose none of their  ways 32: For [those who] depart [are] [an] abhorrence to YHWH but his intimate counsel is with the righteous 33: The curse of YHWH is in the house of the wicked but he blesses the habitation of the just 34: Surely he scorns the scorners but he gives grace to the lowly 35: The wise shall inherit glory but shame shall be the promotion of fools

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[1] Matthew 22:36-40 These four verses sum up all the Law and ALL the Prophets. Romans 13:8-10 says LOVE is the fulfilling of the Law.

[2] Ephesians 6:2-3 and Deuteronomy 5:16 Honoring parents was the first commandment that came with a promise attached to it.

[3] This is a plainly written promise. If we do thus and such, then God will do thus and such. In this case the promise is divine guidance. We do not have to know all of the details of what falls between point “A” and point “B.” We do not even have to know where point “B” is. God will get us there…IF we do things His way.

[4] The Bible is full of fear nots. But there a few things thing we should greatly fear. 1.) an eternity without God 2.) placing ourselves outside the bounds of God’s will. Jesus said not to fear them that can kill the body but rather fear him who has power to destroy both body and soul in hades.

[5] Can anything be any clearer than this: Verses :7-8, contain a cause and effect PROMISE that if we repent of haughty spirits and pride (from being “wise in our own eyes,”) and develop a reverential fear of God and walk in spiritual health, then He will grant health to our physical bodies. Jesus spoke of the spirit/physical connection when said if our [spiritual] eyes be clear then our [physical] bodies would be full of light (health).

[6] Our bone marrow produces blood cells, called red blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells. Leviticus 17:11 tells us the life of the flesh is in the blood. Proverbs 3:7-8 is another example of science proving the Bible is true and also an amazing [conditional] promise of God’s healing provision for his children.

[7] These two verses speak to a cause and effect Bible promise. It is material substance we are asked to honor the Lord with, and it is material provision promised in return.