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people’s thoughts about things are a conglomeration of ideas, many in conflict with one another and
many in conflict with God.

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Colossians 2:8 says, Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you through an empty, deceitful
philosophy that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits of the world, and not
according to Christ. (ESV)

The decisions about what you watch on TV or movies, where you go to college, what you read, or who
you learn from…all will affect the way you live your life and what is important to you. In your decisions
about these forms of input into your mind, ask yourself a question: Does what I am learning and
thinking square with God’s Word. Is the college I go to going to screen the courses through the Bible?
Will they teach me truth or false philosophy? Am I, as Psalms 1 says, delighting and meditating in God’s
Word day and night?

The Book of Psalms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpny22k_7uk

Proverbs

Proverbs is also referred as the book of timeless wisdom. More precisely is focuses
on living wisely in the fear of YHWH.

Author and Date: Solomon, the son of David, was said to have written over 3,000
proverbs, many found in this book. They were written in 931 B.C. or earlier. lxxxvi

The main message: With portraits and principles of wisdom, Proverbs teaches how YHWH created the
world to work and how to live wisely in fear of Him.

Brief Summary
Summarizing the Book of Proverbs is a bit difficult, for unlike many other books of Scripture, there is no
particular plot or storyline found in its pages; likewise, there are no principal characters in the book. It is
wisdom that takes center stage—a grand, divine wisdom that transcends the whole of history, peoples,
and cultures. Even a perfunctory reading of this magnificent treasury reveals the pithy sayings of the
wise King Solomon are as relevant today as they were some three thousand years ago. lxxxvii

Practical Application: There is an undeniable practicality found in this book, for sound and sensible
answers to all manner of complex difficulties are found within its thirty-one chapters. Certainly,
Proverbs is the greatest "how-to" book ever written, and those who have the good sense to take
Solomon’s lessons to heart will quickly discover godliness, prosperity, and contentment are theirs for
the asking.

The recurring promise of the Book of Proverbs is that those who choose wisdom and follow God will be
blessed in numerous ways: with long life (9:11); prosperity (2:20-22); joy (3:13-18); and the goodness of

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