My Reflections

Purpose for Proverbs

prompt
Proverbs 11:1-6
1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

The first few verses state the purpose of the Proverbs. Write out your thoughts about these stated purposes.

Let me see.
1. To know wisdom and instruction.
2. To perceive words of understanding.
3. To receive the instruction of wisdom.
4. To receive the instruction of justice.
5. To receive the instruction of judgement.
6. To receive the instruction of equity.
7. To give subtility to the simple.
8. To give young men knowledge.
9. To give young men discretion.
10. To understand proverbs.
11. To understand the interpretation of proverbs.
12. To understand the words and dark sayings of the wise.

It is almost like Solomon is giving a run down of what you will learn in this book, like a teacher at the beginning of a lesson. I could almost picture a book outline being created from this. I find it interesting. You could really get in depth with it by studying each individual word, but I don't really have time for that right now. However, I think I want to keep these purposes in mind as I read through Proverbs again.