Lesson: A Good Name
Proverbs
Chapter 22
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A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving
favour rather than silver and gold.
This is not speaking of the name your parents gave you at birth
but rather the name you earn yourself by the kind of person you are known to
be.
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The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
“The Lord is the maker of them all” We are all His by creation.
God is the Creator of all but not the Father of all.
3
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple
pass on, and are punished.
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By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour,
and life.
God honors humility. He desires our humble worship and
thankfulness to Him.
Proverbs
9:10 The fear of the LORD is the
beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
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Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that
doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Froward = Corrupt
“Keep his soul” we do this by looking at the big picture of
life. There’s more to life than the here and now. We must focus on eternity and
making choices now that “will keep” our souls.
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Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart
from it.
God has a way that He wants children to be
raised. It is the parent's job to direct their children in the right direction.
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The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the
lender.
8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
9
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to
the poor.
10
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach
shall cease.
11
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall
be his friend.
Matthew
5:8 Blessed are the pure in
heart: for they shall see God.
12
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the
transgressor.
13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be
slain in the streets.
The lazy will find any excuse to get out of doing things.
14
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the
LORD shall fall therein.
15
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod
of correction shall drive it far from him.
Children need discipline. Proper discipline will not provoke the
child to anger. Neither will it be simply the venting of our own anger. Proper
discipline will help the child overcome his foolishness.
16
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that
giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
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17
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto
my knowledge.
Be teachable!
Desiring to know more about God and applying the knowledge of
God to our hearts will keep us on the right path.
18
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall
withal be fitted in thy lips.
19
That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to
thee.
20
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
21
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest
answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
22
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted
in the gate:
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For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled
them.
24
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
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Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
The company we keep matters. While we can be a positive influence
on the lost and help lead them to the Lord, we must be careful not to let them
lead us away from the Lord.
26
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that
are sureties for debts.
27
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
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28
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
We shouldn’t be so quick to do away with the old ways. We should
cherish the wisdom handed down from previous generations.
Jeremiah
6:16 Thus saith
the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the
good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they
said, We will not walk therein.
Landmarks of the Christian faith are being removed. They are
being replaced with modernism or what is known as liberalism. The modern world
believe they are so wise that the doctrine of the deity of Christ is outdated.
They try to change Biblical doctrine to fit the modern world, this is shown in
the ways there is no fear or reverence for God.
Hebrews
13:8 Jesus Christ
the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
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Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he
shall not stand before mean men.
God says that He intends to reward the diligent man.
Matthew
25:21 His lord
said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast
been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter
thou into the joy of thy lord.
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