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Proverbs 10:1-2 (ESV)
1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
2 Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
Observation:
The two words that speak to me from this Proverb are wise and righteous. This was the desire that Solomon and his wife had for their children. These two attributes are linked because the wise will practice righteousness, and the righteous will grow in wisdom.
Those who have these qualities are people you enjoy being in their company. Notice that children like this bring joy, and not grief, to their parents.
People like this seize the opportunities that they have in life. This especially speaks of those who know God, and walk in His ways.
Proverbs 10:5 (ESV)
5 He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.
There is something else that people with wisdom and righteousness do that pleases God, and blesses others; they seek knowledge, and they share it with others.
Proverbs 10:14 (NLT)
14 Wise people treasure knowledge, but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.
Proverbs 10:21 (NLT)
21 The words of the godly encourage many, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.
Finally, people who have wisdom and live righteously, have the discipline to listen; they know when to be quiet.
Proverbs 10:19 (ESV)
19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Prayer:
Father, hallowed be Your name. Father, I thank You for the presence of the triune God that lives in the hearts of Your people.
Father, I pray that as we surrender our lives to You that we would receive the grace gifts that enables us to grow in wisdom, and to live righteously in this fallen world.
Let all who know these things, and seek to practice them in their daily lives join our hearts, and lips together, and say a hearty Amen.
Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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