Wisdom for Living Well From Proverbs
Text for Sermon: Proverbs 3:5-8; 4:23; 9:10; 16:3, 9; 22:3
Introduction.
Last week I introduced us to the book of Proverbs as the beginning of a sermon series on wisdom for living well in a foolish world. I gave some background to Proverbs, spoke about what a proverb is and what wisdom is. Then I gave five steps for getting wisdom, get wisdom.
Last week I said as a rule of thumb or general principle for interpreting the Proverbs they are true but not necessarily absolutes or guarantees or universal truths.
But even that statement is not absolutely or universally true. Some of the Proverbs are absolutely and universally true without exception and are to be taken absolutely. One such proverb is our text this morning. It is absolutely, universally true.