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Proverbs chapter 2 - The moral benefits of Wisdom

Proverbs chapter 2. Summary: How to gain Wisdom? Various Benefits of Wisdom. Deliverance from Wicked Men. Deliverance from Adulterous Woman. Walk in way of oodness! in "at# of t#e $ig#teous.

0 211$ ,$) 0 2anuar# ,$) Proverbs chapter 2 3 'he mora" benefits of Wisdom Proverbs chapter 1 3 %(hortations to embrace Wisdo... %sther chapter 11 3 'he &reatness of 4ordecai %sther chapter 5 3 'he triumph of the 2ews 6 211 ,11)

The Moral Benefits of Wisdom.

1 My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, 2 turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding 3 indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, 4 and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, 5 then you will understand the fear of the L !" knowledge of #od$ %&'() 1 My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding* 3 yes, if you cry out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
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and search for it as for hidden treasures* 5 then you will understand the fear of the L !" knowledge of #od$ %!+()
How to acquire Wisdom? 1) Accept the words of wisdom in out heart and mind. 2) Store/treasure up the commands of wisdom. ) !isten attentive"# to wisdom. $) %motiona""# invo"ved in the understandin& of wisdom.

and find the

'o what e(tent sha"" we acquire wisdom? 1) )een"#* serious"# and +ea"ous"# desire for wisdom. Hun&er for wisdom. 2) Search for wisdom as it is mone# and wea"th ,si"ver and treasure)* somethin& precious and important. What is the end resu"t of wisdom? 1) Primari"#* the fear of the !ord. 2) Secondari"#* the -now"ed&e of .od. /n conc"usion* "ovin& and honourin& .od is the main Wisdom.

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gives wisdom*

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding$

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. /e holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is 0lameless,
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1 for he guards the course of the 2ust and protects the way of his faithful ones$ %&'()

, -or the L !" gives wisdom* from his mouth come knowledge and understanding*
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. he stores up sound wisdom for the upright* he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

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1 guarding the paths of 2ustice saints$ %!+()

and preserving the way of his

Why is Wisdom related to "fear of the Lord"? 3rimarily, 4ecause the Lord gives wisdom, and #od5s words are source of knowledge and understanding$

Secondarily, God helps the upright to have Success and sound wisdom. God protects those who walk in integrity and blamelessly. God guards the path of those who are ust.
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God protects the way of his faithful believers.

6 7hen you will understand what is right and 2ust and fairevery good path$
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18 -or wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will 0e pleasant to your soul$
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11 "iscretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you$ %&'()

6 7hen you will understand righteousness and 2ustice and e9uity, every good path*
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18 for wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will 0e pleasant to your soul*
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11 discretion will watch over you* understanding will guard you* %!+()

What are the benefits of Wisdom and fearing the Lord? !" #nderstand what is right$righteous, ust and fair. %" #nderstand every good path. &" Wisdom is in our heart. 'ur feelings are in line with wisdom. (" )nowledge fills our soul and mind. *" 'ur discretion and understanding will protect and guard us.

12 :isdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,
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13 who have left the straight paths to walk in dark ways,

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14 who delight in doing wrong and re2oice in the perverseness of evil,

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15 whose paths are crooked and who are devious in their ways$ %&'()

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12 delivering you from the way of evil,

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from men of perverted speech, 13 who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness, 14 who re2oice in doing evil
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and delight in the perverseness of evil* 15 men whose paths are crooked,
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and who are devious in their

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12 7o deliver you from the way of evil, -rom the man who speaks perverse things,
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13 -rom those who leave the paths of uprightness 7o walk in the ways of darkness*
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14 :ho re2oice in doing evil, And delight in the perversity of the wicked*
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15 :hose ways are crooked, ;nd who are devious in their paths* %&<=()

What is another benefit of Wisdom and fearing the Lord? Wisdom will deliver us from the way of the evil $ wicked men.

Who are the evil$wicked men? !" +hose who speak perversely. %" +hose who forsake$abandon the way of uprightness$righteousness. +hose who deviate from the straight$correct path. &" +hose who walk in ways of darkness. (" +hose who delight in doing evil. +hose who en oy wrongdoings. +hose who delight in pervousness of evil. *" +hose who are crooked in their ways. ," +hose who are devious in their way of life.

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1, :isdom will save you also from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words,
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1. who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made 0efore #od$
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11 +urely her house leads down to death and her paths to the spirits of the dead$
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16 &one who go to her return or attain the paths of life$ %&'()

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1, >ou will 0e saved from the loose woman,

from the adventuress with her smooth words,
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1. who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her #od* %!+()
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1, 7o deliver you from the immoral woman,

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-rom the seductress who flatters with her words, 1. :ho forsakes the companion of her youth, ;nd forgets the covenant of her #od$ %&<=()

What is another benefit of Wisdom and fearing the Lord? Wisdom will save us from the adulterous, loose. immoral woman.

What are the characteristics of the -dulterous, Loose, .mmoral woman?

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!" Seductive words. Seductive and wayward. %" /lattering speech. &" 0ivorced or separated from her husband. (" /orget the covenant of God. *" .gnored the marriage vows$covenant made before God.

What is the result of fooling around with the -dulterous$Loose$.mmoral woman? !" Leading to spiritual death. %" 1ot attaining the path of spiritual life.

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28 7hus you will walk in the ways of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous$
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21 -or the upright will live in the land, and the 0lameless will remain in it*
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22 0ut the wicked will 0e cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will 0e torn from it$ %&'()

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28 +o you will walk in the way of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous$
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21 -or the upright will inha0it the land, and men of integrity will remain in it*
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22 0ut the wicked will 0e cut off from the land, treacherous will 0e rooted out of it$ %!+()

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28 +o you may walk in the way of goodness, ;nd keep to the paths of righteousness$
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21 -or the upright will dwell in the land, ;nd the 0lameless will remain in it*
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22 4ut the wicked will 0e cut off from the earth, ;nd the unfaithful will 0e uprooted from it$ %&<=()

.n conclusion, what is the greatest benefit of Wisdom and fearing the Lord?

:isdom will cause us to walk in the # path of the !'#/7? @+$

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:e will live and remain in #od5s promised land$ :e will en2oy the 0lessings #od has promised$ :e will 0lessed with countless 0lessings$ :e will 0e 0lessed with a0undance, fruitfulness, success$ :e will 0e 0lessed wherever we are, wherever we go$ :e will 0e 0lessed in everything we do, everything 0usiness we venture into, every 2o0 we undertake$

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