The beauty of Proverbs

The book of wisdom - Proverbs

If you haven't start reading this amazing book, I encourage you to have a look of this book. It is stated in the very first chapter verse 1-6 on what you would gain from reading it:

Proverbs 1:1-6
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
for gaining wisdom and instruction;
for understanding words of insight;
for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
doing what is right and just and fair;
for giving prudence to those who are simple,
knowledge and discretion to the young-
let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance-
for understanding proverbs and parables,
the sayings and riddles of the wise.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

The book is so down to earth that it discuss about parent and children relationship, financial management, attitude, character and etc. The basic needs of our daily life, its all written in this book of wisdom. I would love to share what I have learnt from this amazing book, to serve as a sneak peek for some of you out there reading my blog.

In Proverbs 4:14-15:
"Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. Avoid it, do not  travel on it; turn from it and go on your way."

The passage was an advice to all, basically on how we could set our path straight in our lives. "Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.", now first how do we define path of wicked or walk in the way of evildoers? Isn't path of the wicked or the way of the evildoers are very subjective? I may think that watching pornography is wrong but you could think that is right.

In Genesis 3:22, God knew that we human now, like Him can tell the good from the evil:
"And the Lord God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil....". Your biological body knows what is good and bad as well, your T and B cells are fighting bad bacterias and viruses.

We know what is good or bad, deep in our hearts, we know. Its just that sometimes we allowed our values to be compromised with the majorities, to be covered with layers and layers of deceptions. We chose to ignore the bad, evil in order to find a place for ourselves in this society, in the world.

You may ask:"If everyone is doing it, the TV is showing it, Internet is full of it, newspapers are publishing it, so   what should I do to not be involved in it?. Avoid it, the proverbs said.

It is important for us to realise that sometimes, we have to start avoiding ourselves to fall into traps. For instance to make sure we are not infected with AIDS, the simplest and best way would be abstinence. Using a condom does not solve the problem, it only decrease the risk of getting infected with the disease. Same goes to our daily lives. How to we make sure we would not start doing things that wasn't right either against the law or the word of God? The best way would be again, avoid it.

This is what I have learnt from the book of Proverbs, more to come.