Category: feeding myself (page 5)

Here we have Proverbs 4:20-24 from the NET Bible

My child, pay attention to my words;
listen attentively to my sayings.
Do not let them depart from your sight,
guard them within your heart;
for they are life to those who find them
and healing to one’s entire body.
Guard your heart with all vigilance,
for from it are the sources of life.
Remove perverse speech from your mouth;
keep devious talk far from your lips.

Okay, we’re supposed to listen to his words, and watch our own. More comprehensively, what do we see in terms of:

1. What happened in the text?
2. What do I learn about God?
3. What should I do about it?

Today’s chunk is Proverbs 4:14-19 from the NET Bible

Do not enter the path of the wicked
or walk in the way of those who are evil.
Avoid it, do not go on it;
turn away from it, and go on.
For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm;
they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.
For they eat bread gained from wickedness
and drink wine obtained from violence.
But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light,
growing brighter and brighter until full day.
The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness;
they do not know what causes them to stumble.

Let’s ask the customary questions:

1. What happened in the text?
2. What do I learn about God?
3. What should I do about it?

Here is Proverbs 4:10-13 from the NET Bible

Listen, my child, and accept my words,
so that the years of your life will be many.
I will guide you in the way of wisdom
and I will lead you in upright paths.
When you walk, your steps will not be hampered,
and when you run, you will not stumble.
Hold on to instruction, do not let it go;
protect it, because it is your life.

Because it is your life. Sounds important. Let’s ask ourselves some important questions.

1. What happened in the text?
2. What do I learn about God?
3. What should I do about it?

This is Proverbs 4:5-9 from the NET Bible

Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding;
do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;
love her, and she will guard you.
Wisdom is supreme – so acquire wisdom,
and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!
Esteem her highly and she will exalt you;
she will honor you if you embrace her.
She will place a fair garland on your head;
she will bestow a beautiful crown on you.”

Having read that, let’s answer these questions.

1. What happened in the text?
2. What do I learn about God?
3. What should I do about it?

The last part of Chapter 3:

Do not withhold good from those who need it,
when you have the ability to help.
Do not say to your neighbor, “Go! Return tomorrow
and I will give it,” when you have it with you at the time.
Do not plot evil against your neighbor
when he dwells by you unsuspectingly.
Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause,
if he has not treated you wrongly.
Do not envy a violent man,
and do not choose to imitate any of his ways;
for one who goes astray is an abomination to the Lord,
but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.
The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked,
but he blesses the home of the righteous.
Although he is scornful to arrogant scoffers,
yet he shows favor to the humble.
The wise inherit honor,
but he holds fools up to public contempt.

There isn’t anything magical about the following questions. They’re just a means toward an end: reading the passage, thinking about what it says, what it means, and how it’s useful.

1. What happened in the text?
2. What do I learn about God?
3. What should I do about it?