Proverbs part 9

Intro

the proverbs on relationships

Marriage

Favorable wives

12:4, 18:22, 19:14

quarrelsome wives

21:9&19, 27:15-16

disagreements happen, and can even be important to work through

being quarrelsome, fighting often and with no benefit, is not worth living through

your mate ought to bring you peace and seek your well-being

Discipline

relationships between children and parents in the proverbs

all of the wisdom advice here is focused on the topic of discipline

maybe this will help you in the future

maybe it will give you some perspective now

22:15, 22:6, 13:24, 23:13-16

Honor and Shame

15:20,17:25

Friendship

maybe the most important part of today’s lesson

what the a lot of the world is missing

what we can’t live full lives without

17:17, 18:24

friendship builds you up

22:24-25, 27:5-6, 27:17&19

the character of your friends will affect you

Application

relationships are for overcoming difficulty

if your relationships make the hard times harder, they aren’t good ones

if they give your perspective and endurance and comfort in difficulty,

they are as God intended them

you need to relate with other people, no matter how naturally introverted you are

pray that you will have close relationships that will build you up and that you will be the one who builds others up