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PROVERBS

Jacques B. Doukhan, Principal Contribu

Proverbs
Our Goal

FROM the book of Proverbs

we will learn how to be wise,
but correctly, in practical
ways.
Wisdom isnt necessarily
intellectual might. The
prerequisite for wisdom is,
instead, to be humble, to

Proverbs
Contents
1 The Call of Wisdom
2 From Ears to Feet
3 A Matter of Life and Death
4 Divine Wisdom
5 The Blessings of the Righteous
6 What You Get Is Not What You
See
7 Dealing With Fights
8 Words of Wisdom
9 Words of Truth
10 Behind the Mask
11 Living by Faith
12 The Humility of the Wise

Proverbs
Proverbs
Lesson
Lesson 3,
3, January17
January17

A Matter of Life
and

Death

A Matter of Life and Death

Key Text

Proverbs 6:23 NKJV

FOR the commandment is

a lamp, and the law a light;
reproofs of instruction are
the way of life.

A Matter of Life and Death

Initial Words

FOR the teacher in Proverbs,

the issue he speaks about is

indeed a matter of life and
death. His language is strong
and sometimes graphic. Jesus
used very strong language
Himself when talking about
matters of eternal life and
death (see Matt. 5:2130). In

A Matter of Life and Death

Quick Look

1. The Law and Our Lives

(Proverbs 6:21-23; 7:2, 3)
2. The Law and
Temptation (Proverbs
6:23, 24, 30, 31)
3. The Law and Deaths
Threat (Proverbs 7:1, 2,

A Matter of Life and Death

1. The Law and Our Lives

Proverbs 6:21-23; 7:2, 3 NKJV

BIND them continually upon

your heart; tie them upon
your neck. ...
For the commandment is a
lamp, and the law is light. ...
Keep my commands and
live. ...

1. The Law and Our Lives

Light and Life

IN Proverbs the heart

represents
the seat of emotions and
thoughts.
To bind the law upon our
hearts (Prov. 6:21) means
that we should always be in
close connection with the law.

1. The Law and Our Lives

Light and Life

This law should even be

written on the tablets of the
heart, just as the Decalogue
was written by God on the
stone tablets (Exod. 24:12).
It means that the law is not
just an external set of rules
imposed on us.
The law should penetrate our

1. The Law and Our Lives

Light and Life

To tie the law around the neck

means that we should keep it
close to ourselves. Ancient
people tie their precious
belongings around their necks.
To bind the law on ones
fingers means to bring the law
into actions. The fingers
suggest the most delicate and

1. The Law and Our Lives

Light and Life

Just as the lamp illuminates

the path where we walk, the
law will help us stay on track;
that is, when we face moral
choices,
it will help us to know what
the right choice is, even if at
times reason or personal
expedience would tempt us to

A Matter of Life and Death

2. The Law and Temptation

Proverbs 6:23, 24, 30, 31 NKJV

FOR the commandment is a

lamp...to keep you from the
evil woman, from the
flattering tongue of a
seductress.
People do not despise a thief
if he steals to satisfy himself
when he is starving. Yet when

2. The Law and Temptation

Adultery

THE law is the perfect

antidote against the

flattering tongue of a
seductress. Only the
imperative of the law and the
duty of obedience will help us
resist her alluring words,
which can sound so true and
beautiful.

2. The Law and Temptation

Stealing

Although the starving thief is

not to be despised, he must
still restore seven times what
he has stolen; this shows that
even the desperateness of his
situation does not justify sin.
The Bible insists that it is our
duty to meet the needs of the
poor so that they dont feel

A Matter of Life and Death

3. The Law and Deaths Threat

Proverbs 7:22-24 NKJV

IMMEDIATELY he went
after her, as an ox goes to
the slaughter..., till an arrow
struck his liver. ... He did not
know know it would cost his
life.
Now therefore, listen to me,

3. The Law and Deaths Threat

The Wages of Sin

MOST people dont think of

death when they sin; they have

other things on their minds,
usually the
immediate gratification and
pleasure that they derive from
their sin.
It doesnt help, either, that

3. The Law and Deaths Threat

The Wages of Sin

The book of Proverbs places sin

in
the right perspective, a view
echoed many years later by
Paul: The wages of sin is
death (Rom. 6:23).
He is compared to an ox who
goes to the slaughter, to a
fool who goes to the

3. The Law and Deaths Threat

The Wages of Sin

Its possible that the woman

here depicts more than a
mere adul- terer. The
universal language of this
passage clearly suggests that
the biblical author is speaking
about humankind in general.
In the end, sin leads to
annihilation, the opposite of

A Matter of Life and Death

Final Words

DEATH before dishonor or

the transgression of Gods
law should be the motto of
every Christian. As a people
professing to be reformers,
treasuring the most solemn,
purify- ing truths of Gods
word, we must elevate the
standard far higher than it is