Introduction: Wisdom's Cry

King James Version Chapter 1

Wisdom crieth without;

She uttereth her voice in the streets:

Facts of Proverbs:

•Its Creator/author: Solomon.

Proverbs is the 3rd of 5 poetic books. (Job, Psalm, Proverbs, Eccl, S. Of Sol). According to 1 Kings 4, Solomon wrote 3,000 Proverbs and 1,005 songs.

•Its Characters: The scoffer, the friend, the fool, the wise man, the righteous, the wicked, the sluggers, and many more…

•Its Contents: Wisdom

•The book of Proverbs is compiled of 31 chapters. 1 for every day of the month.

The Book of Proverbs can be broken down into: Principles, Proverbs, and Precepts.

Principles From Solomon. (1-9)

Directed to his son, or the young.

Principles: “an enduring truth, a law, a rule you can adopt to guide you in making decisions.”

Proverbs of Solomon. (10-24). Righteous vs the Wicked. Proverb: a brief of popular epigram or byword. “A short saying based on long experience.”

Precepts by Solomon (25-29)

•Precept: a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action

Other Proverbs (30-31)

Agar & Lemuel

Wisdom’s Cry

First, a word about wisdom. What is it? We must not confuse it with knowledge. Knowledge is information; wisdom is application. Knowledge is comprehending facts; wisdom is handling life. Knowledge is theoretical; wisdom is practical.

Roger Ellsworth

125 times in Proverbs the word Wisdom shows up. It is the aim of the book.

Wisdom in Hebrew - To be skilled. To be an expert. Skills to live the Godly life well.

The Person of Wisdom (v.20)

“Ultimately, wisdom is not a set of ideas; wisdom is a person—Jesus Christ”

The Place of Wisdom (v.20-21)

The doorstep of the palace of wisdom is a humble sense of ignorance. Barbed Arrows, Page 280

Charles Spurgeon

•in the streets

•in the chief places

•in the opening of the gates

•in the city

The Path of Wisdom (v.33)

Turn at the reproof. (v.23)

Rejecting Wisdom (v.24-32)

Hearkeneth - dwell safely, shall be quiet from fear of evil.