A Manual for Living - Proverbs

If you read the book of Proverbs with a clean and surrendered heart and mind, you will get most out of the book. In this book we find Christians on their feet. These proverbs are for the Christian walk. It is for the business place, home and playground. Every relationship in life is mentioned in this book. We find our duty to God, to our neighbours, the duty of parents and children, our obligations as citizens. This book divides people into two classes – wise and foolish. When you read the book, put “Christ” in place of “wisdom” in the verse (1 Corinthians 1:30), you will see wonderful power in the book.

Proverbs is divided into three sections:

1.       Counsel for young men (Proverbs 1 – 10)

2.       Counsel for all men (Proverbs 11 – 20)

3.       Counsel for kings and rulers (Proverbs 21 – 31)

The book closes with one of the beautiful chapters in the word (Proverbs 31). This chapter is about women’s rights. “Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate” (Proverbs 31:31).

God wants to give us His wisdom – the wisdom that created heavens and earth, that we might use it in all of life (James 1:5). Human wisdom can never solve life’s problems. Only God knows the ways of the people.

I pray that you read this book daily, get wisdom and live a faithful life.

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Proverbs 9:10; Psalm 111:10).