Pastor Vernon Sivage
August 25, 2024
Proverbs 2:1-5
Proverbs
1. You Must Accept the Path - 2:1a
2. You Must Memorize the Path – 2:1b
3. You Must Give Attention What Is Memorized – 2:2
4. You Must Passionately Desire the Path – 2:3
5. You Must Seek the Path as Valuable Treasure – 2:4
6. Then You Will Understand the fear of the LORD – 2:5
v1My son, if you accept my words, and my commands you store up with you –
v2by making your ear attentive to wisdom, you will apply your heart to understanding –
v3indeed, if to insight you call out, to understanding you raise your voice;
v4if you seek it as for silver, and as for hidden treasures you search for it,
v5then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and the knowledge of God you will find.
The Consequences of Knowing and Taking the Path of
the Fear of the LORD in Proverbs
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1:7 |
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. |
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1:28-29 |
Then they will call out to me but will not answer, they will look diligently for me but will find me, because they hated knowledge, and the fear of the LORD they did not choose. |
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8:13 |
To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. |
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9:10 |
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is insight. |
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10:27 |
The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. |
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14:26 |
In the fear of the LORD is a strong security, and his children have a refuge. |
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14:27 |
The fear of the LORD is a wellspring of life, turning [the wise] from the traps of death. |
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15:16 |
Better a little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasurer and great turmoil with it. |
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15:33 |
The instruction that gives wisdom is the fear of the LORD, and humility [comes] before honor. |
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16:6 |
Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for, and through the fear of the LORD is a departing from evil. |
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22:4 |
The wage for humility – the fear-of-the-LORD sort – is riches, honor and life. |
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23:17 |
Do not let your heart be envious of sinners, but be zealous for the fear of the LORD at all time. |
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31:30 |
Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting; as for a woman who fears the LORD, she should be praised. |
