Wisdom in Parenting - Proverbs (Part 16)

PR O V E R B S PROVERBS W i s d o m W i s d o m f o f o r r a l l a l l Wi s e Pa r e n t i n g Wi s e Pa r e n t i n g Where does wise parenting begin? Where does wise parenting begin? parent child Where does wise parenting begin? parent child Where does wise parenting begin? child parent Where does wise parenting begin? child parent Where does wise parenting begin? Where does wise parenting begin? “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.” (Proverbs 9:10 ESV) Three relational priorities: God & You 1. spiritual Three relational priorities: “The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.” (Proverbs 8:13 ESV) God & You 1. spiritual Three relational priorities: “Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” (Proverbs 31:30) God & You 1. spiritual Three relational priorities: “A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.” (Proverbs 29:11) God & You 1. spiritual Three relational priorities: “Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.” (Proverbs 28:6 ESV) God & You 1. spiritual Five crucial influences: 1. Life example 2. …………………. 3. Loving discipline 4. …………………. 5. …………………. “To give children good instruction, and a bad example, is but beckoning to them with the head to show them the way to heaven, while we take them by the hand and lead them in the way to hell.” - Archbishop Tillotson (1630-94) Five crucial influences: 1. Life example 2. …………………. 3. Loving discipline 4. …………………. 5. …………………. “In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.” (Proverbs 14:26 ESV) Five crucial influences: 1. Life example 2. …………………. 3. Loving discipline 4. …………………. 5. …………………. “The righteous who walks in his integrity — blessed are his children after him!” (Proverbs 20:7 ESV) Three relational priorities: God & You 1. spiritual Three relational priorities: Hus i fe W & d n a b God & You 1. spiritual 2. marital Three relational priorities: Hus & d n a b God & You i fe W “It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.” (Proverbs 21:19 ESV) 1. spiritual 2. marital Three relational priorities: Hus & d n a b God & You i fe W “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.” (Proverbs 31:26 ESV) 1. spiritual 2. marital Three relational priorities: Hus & d n a b God & You i fe W “A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated.” (Proverbs 14:17 ESV) 1. spiritual 2. marital Three relational priorities: Hus & d n a b God & You i fe W “Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.” (Proverbs 10:12) 1. spiritual 2. marital Three relational priorities: Hus & d n a b God & You i fe W “Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.” (Proverbs 28:13 ESV) 1. spiritual 2. marital Three relational priorities: Hus & d n a b God & You i fe W “Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.” (Proverbs 28:19 ESV) 1. spiritual 2. marital Three relational priorities: Hus & d n a b God & You i fe W “She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.” (Proverbs 31:27) 1. spiritual 2. marital Three relational priorities: Hus & d n a b God & You i fe W “Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth…. Why should you be intoxicated, my son, with a forbidden woman,” (Proverbs 5:18, 20) 1. spiritual 2. marital Three relational priorities: Hus & d n a b God & You i fe W “Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds,” (Proverbs 27:23 ESV) 1. spiritual 2. marital Three relational priorities: Hus & d n a b God & You i fe W “Honour the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce;” (Proverbs 3:9 ESV) 1. spiritual 2. marital Three relational priorities: Hus & d n a b God & You i fe W “Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honours him.” (Proverbs 14:31) 1. spiritual 2. marital Three relational priorities: Hus & d n a b God & You i fe W “She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.” (Proverbs 31:20) 1. spiritual 2. marital i i fe W & d n a b God & You Hus r a & C t n h e ld P Three relational priorities: 1. spiritual 2. marital 3. parental