Wisdom for Christian Living - A Study Through the Book of Proverbs

Solomon's warning that a false balance is an abomination to the Lord while a just weight is his delight becomes the occasion for weighing whether a life is marked by genuine righteousness or by a merely religious lawlessness that rejects

Honest ScalesRejecting Wise Counsel

Solomon's scattered proverbs on diligent labor, careless speech, and the legacy a life leaves behind are gathered together to press the question of whether a life is being built on wisdom's way or squandered on the fool's folly.

Laziness RebukedGuarding SpeechGodly Legacy

The contrast between the wise son who gladdens his father and receives instruction and the foolish, babbling son who despises correction opens the transition into the practical proverbs of chapter 10, with an appeal to parents and children

Wise Son, Foolish SonFamily InstructionBabbling Fool

The closing invitation of Proverbs, where Lady Wisdom and the foolish woman each call out to passersby, is preached as a picture of the only two houses anyone can ever live in, tracing how new birth in Christ alone moves a person out of the

Two HousesNew BirthFolly's Seduction

Working through Proverbs 8's personification of wisdom, the message contrasts the one true voice of God with sinful competing voices and shows that wisdom for daily living is found only through a relational, ongoing walk with Christ rather

Voice of GodWisdom PersonifiedRelational Sanctification

Proverbs 6 and 7 give an extended warning against the adulterous woman and the foolish path that follows her. Sexual temptation promises pleasure but leads to ruin, so wisdom calls for guarded hearts, disciplined steps, and obedience to

Adulterous WomanSexual TemptationGuarded Heart

Working through Proverbs 6:1-19, the message warns against rash financial entanglements, exposes the laziness of the sluggard, and lists the things God hates, especially the sowing of division within family, society, and the church.

Sluggard WarningThings God HatesSowing Division

Proverbs 5 teaches the seventh commandment by warning against adultery and commending faithful delight within marriage. Wisdom calls believers to stay far from sexual sin and cherish God’s good design for marital faithfulness.

Seventh CommandmentMarital FaithfulnessAdultery Warning

Proverbs 5 warns that the forbidden woman is one of the great dangers on the path of life, promising pleasure while leading toward ruin. Wisdom calls for vigilance, sexual purity, and obedience to God’s command against adultery.

Forbidden WomanPath of LifeAdultery Warning

Working through Proverbs 4, the message contrasts the path of the upright with the path of the wicked and charges parents to guard their children's hearts through Scripture and prayer while trusting God alone to grant the new birth.

Two PathsGuarding the HeartNew Birth