Proverbs 13:1-5
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Proverbs 13:1-5
1a A wise son heareth his father’s instruction:
Explanation
Here we see the teachable son
Listening to your father’s instruction makes you wise
Wise children listen to what their dad has to say!
A wise child will stop what they are doing, and open their ears.
Watch for the children in your sunday school class
Illustration
Emma has been starting to say “Mama” and I’ve been trying my hardest to get her to say “Dada!” But she just won’t do it! She just shakes her head at me and says, “mamamamama.” I had to read this verse to her today! “A wise son heareth his father’s instruction” But she just won’t listen to me! So I’ve determined that Emma is not yet wise.
Application
If you are a wise son or daughter, you will listen to your father’s instruction
If you are a wise son or daughter of God, you will hear your Father’s instruction (The Bible)
Teach you children to listen.
Watch for children that listen. -in your sunday school class, in jr. church.
You might want to spend a bit more effort on these children. They just might be the next preachers, missionaries, etc..
The truth is, I wish I listened more when I was a child! I would often tune the preacher out!
1b But a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Explanation
Here we see the unteachable son
A scorner=a mocker, someone who talks arrogantly, a know-it-all
rebuke=to be reprimanded, to be corrected when you are wrong.
An arrogant person will not allow himself to be corrected.
He won’t even hear it! He will stop up his ears.
ILL: At camp, there was a kid who was not doing what he should be doing, I confronted him and started to kindly rebuke him....he literally put his fingers in his ears and started making noises…he was ignoring me!
“A scorner heareth not rebuke.”
Illustration
When I was working at Native Roots as a teen, we were landscaping a mini golf course and some other areas at Durango Mountain Resort, I was in charge of the project. One day we left the resort after a long day of work and we my boss got a call from the resort that we had left a mess all over the mini golf course. When my boss confronted me about this my first response was to become very defensive. But then I realized that I did make a mistake. I fessed up, and apologized. Not long after that he actually gave me a raise.
Application
Be humble enough to hear rebuke.
It’s never fun to be corrected, but at times we all need it.
ILL: Sometimes my wife has to correct me, she’ll pull me aside and say kindly something like, “Was that really the best way to do that?”
As a proud man my first response is always the same: “I know what I’m doing!” or “How dare you try to tell me...” or “You don’t always do things right either!”
But I’m learning… ”A scorner heareth not rebuke.” BUT....a wise person is wise enough to know....he does not know everything! A wise person will listen to rebuke.
When the Holy Spirit speaks to you and corrects you, be wise enough, be humble enough, to listen to his voice!
Be teachable!
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: But the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
In this verse you get to choice what you want to eat. You can choose to eat good. Or you can choose to eat violence.
Not a hard choice....it’s like choosing between a McDonald’s burger and Texas Roadhouse burger.
Eating-This is a picture of what you let into your life…into your soul!
2a A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth:
Explanation
If you want to eat good then the key is your words-your speech.
Quote: “Give not thy tongue too much liberty, lest it take thee prisoner.”
Application
You must control your words!
Your speech should be controlled, truthful, pure, and helpful!
“A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth.”
Perfect example of good in, good out…but it’s reversed…good out, good in!
Good fruit out (words), good fruit in.
2b But the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
Explanation
This speaks of someone who uses their words for transgressions.
Their speech is reckless, dangerous, corrupt, and sinful
Their reward is violence. “Play stupid games, win stupid prizes”
And this meal isn’t an option....it’s shoved down their throats.
“You made your bed this way…now sleep in it.”
They have spewed fire out of their mouth, and it comes back to burn themselves.
Words are like a boomarang…they will somehow, someway, for better or worse, make their way back to you.
If you sow violence with your words, you will reap violence.
You’ll notice their “soul” is the thing that does the eating. It eats violence.
Application
Keep a strong bridle on your tongue, and a strong hand on that bridle.
Keep thy tongue from evil -song.
Quote: “A guard upon the lips is a guard to the soul.”
Your tongue tells your past but it writes your future.
Illustration
As a kid, I had a go kart, A Yerf Dog with a 6.5 horsepower engine. It had independent front suspension. It had 2 seats so you could take your best friend for a ride. It had an awesome little utility rack.
It was pretty sweet but the worst part about it is that it had a speed governor. It had a top speed of 28 mph.
That always bugged me! You’d get up to speed and as soon as you got to 28 mph it was like someone hit the breaks!
So I figured out a way to bypass the governor using some wire. I was finally able to go like 40 mph!
It was all fun and games until I took a corner going too fast and flipped it onto it’s side!
The governor had kept me safe.
Many people are ruined by an ungoverned tongue.
Keep a check on your words!
“The soul of the transgressor shall eat violence”
3a He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life:
Explanation
keepeth=to close, to blockade
To keep your life, keep your mouth.
This is the Bible way of nicely telling you to “Shut Up.”
Application
At times, you’ll be havnig a conversation with someone, and words are going to pop into your head, words that are going to be begging you to let them free. You have to be a gate keeper of you mouth. You have to
Stop those words.
STOP!
Close the gate on every word!
Test those words.
Take a moment to test your words, to see if they are:
truthful, pure, and helpful
or are they reckless, dangerous, corrupt, and sinful
Filter those words.
Discard all the bad.
Speak only the good.
“If you can’t say something nice…then don’t say anything at all.
3b But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Explanation
This is the person that just says everything that comes to their mind.
They open WIDE their lips!
ILL: Speak Out -game with mouth open
They open wide their mouth.
The end result is destruction!
Application
Words are pretty important!
They are the difference between life and destruction!
The wider you open your mouth, the easier the target is for Satan!
If you want to avoid destruction, Be a gatekeeper to your words.
4a The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing:
Explanation
Again refers to the soul!
Here we see the reward
The sluggard wants the world! They want a nice house, a nice car, a nice bed, nice food, etc...
The desire is there! But they don’t get it! Why? Because they are a sluggard!
Sluggard=lazy, sluggish, litterally a slug!
The lazy have nothing!
Application
A desire to have something is not enough…there must also be an action.
You are not just what you think… You are what you think and DO!
You must add diligence to your desire....read next part of the verse...
4b But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Explanation
Those that are diligent in their work will be made fat!
And I’m not talking about gaining weight in like Garfield the cat does when he eats lasagna!
It says your soul shall be made fat.
That means your soul is full, overflowing with satisfaction.
Application
What do you want?
Do you want to get closer to God? Good but it’s going to take some work…some diligence.
Do you want to provide for your family? Great! But it’s going to take some work…some diligence.
Illustration
I remember talking to a friend once, long ago, and he had all these things that he wanted in his life. He wanted the best house, and a nice truck, and he wanted a family, and all these things…He would talk about it all the time.
He had a great desire for these things, the problem was he didn’t have the diligence.
As far as I know, he still hasn’t got all those things he wanted!
5a A righteous man hateth lying:
Explanation
A man who is right with God will hate lying!
And I dare say if more of us hated lying, more of us would be right with God
We are to absolutley despise lying! We are to hate lying!
Ephesians 4:25 KJV - Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Application
When lies come into your mind you need to do the same thing with lies as words..
Stop and discard the lie!
We lie because we think it will give us an advantage or help us in some way. This couldn’t be farther from the truth.
Lying will destroy you.
Put lying away! Remove it from your conversations. Remove it from your life!
ILL: Police in Nigeria arrested a goat in 2009 on suspicion of car theft. While a group of vigilantes were pursuing a pair of auto crooks, they caught one but one of the crooks escaped. According to the vigilantes, the other turned into a goat. So the police arrested it. What kind of lier would you have to be to say that a person turned into a goat?! I think the even sillier thing is that the police believed them! What a lie! How silly we can say.
But any lie we tell is obvious to God. God knows the truth. You cannot hide the truth from Him.
5b But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Explanation
A wicked man is loathed.
loathsome=to have a bad smell, stink, smell bad
ILL: Ever been around a person who smells bad? I’m not trying to be cruel but when there is someone who smells bad, I just want to get away from them asap!
That is what happens to the wicked person. He is loathed. People want to get away as quickly as possible.
He comes to shame. He is embarrassed. He is exposed.
Conclusion
vs. 1 Listen to instruction
vs. 2-3 Be the gatekeeper of your mouth!
vs. 4 Add diligence to your desire.
Vs. 5 Eliminate lying
