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Sacred Sacred PursuitPursuitProverbs 1:7Proverbs 1:7


Proverbs 1: 7Proverbs 1: 7The fear of the Lord is The fear of the Lord is

the beginning of the beginning of knowledge: but fools knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and despise wisdom and

instruction.instruction.


Wisdom in Proverbs:Wisdom in Proverbs:215 in NIV215 in NIV

234 KJV234 KJV


FEARFEAR From Hebrew word yir From Hebrew word yir’’ah.ah.

- respect, reverence- respect, reverence


REVERENCEREVERENCEHebrew: YareHebrew: Yare

-highest honor-highest honor


BEGINNINGBEGINNING From Hebrew word re From Hebrew word re’’shiyth.shiyth.

- first fruit, best, chief- first fruit, best, chief


KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE Hebrew word: daàth. Hebrew word: daàth.

- perception, skill, discernment, - perception, skill, discernment, understandingunderstanding


FOOLFOOL Hebrew word: èviyl. Hebrew word: èviyl.

- one who despises wisdom, - one who despises wisdom, one who mocks when guilty, one who mocks when guilty,

one who is quarrelsomeone who is quarrelsome


DESPISEDESPISE Hebrew word: buwz.Hebrew word: buwz.

- look down on, undervalue, abhor- look down on, undervalue, abhor


WISDOMWISDOM Hebrew: chokmah.Hebrew: chokmah.


INSTRUCTIONINSTRUCTIONHebrew: muwcarHebrew: muwcar

- discipline, correction- discipline, correction


KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE VS. VS.

WISDOMWISDOM


Knowledge is Knowledge is accumulation of raw accumulation of raw

facts but wisdom is the facts but wisdom is the ability to see people, ability to see people, events, and situations events, and situations

as God sees them. as God sees them.


Wisdom is the God-Wisdom is the God-given ability to perceive given ability to perceive

the true nature of a the true nature of a matter and to matter and to

implement the will of implement the will of GodGod

in that matter. in that matter.

- Dr. Larry Lea- Dr. Larry Lea


Wisdom is what is true Wisdom is what is true and right combined with and right combined with

good judgmentgood judgment

- Bill Hybels - Bill Hybels


BENEFITS OF WISDOMBENEFITS OF WISDOM

1.1.Victory for the upright-Victory for the upright-2:72:72.2.Protection for the Protection for the blameless-2:7blameless-2:73.3.Guarding/protecting your Guarding/protecting your course/ways-2:8course/ways-2:84.4.Save you from the ways Save you from the ways of the wicked-2:12of the wicked-2:125.5.Save you from sexual sin-Save you from sexual sin-2:162:16


6.6. Avoid death-2:18Avoid death-2:187.7. Will dwelling your land Will dwelling your land

in in safety-2:21safety-2:21

8.8. Long life and prosperity-Long life and prosperity-8:28:2

9.9. Favor and good name Favor and good name before before

God and man-8:4God and man-8:4


Any man who understands Any man who understands his own foolishness is his own foolishness is already a little wisealready a little wise

- Jewish Proverb - Jewish Proverb


The one who knows The one who knows most speaks least.most speaks least.

- Spanish Proverb - Spanish Proverb


The wise man, even when The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when more than the fool when

he speaks. he speaks.

- Yiddish Proverb- Yiddish Proverb


Above all else, guard your Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the heart, for it is the wellspring of life.wellspring of life.

Proverbs 4:23 Proverbs 4:23


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