Wisdom- living life to the full

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Wisdom- living life to the full
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Proverbs

• Takes ageless, priceless wisdom of God himself
  and makes it understandable and accessible to
  ordinary people like you and me.
• P9 Making life work

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What is Wisdom?

• Wisdom is
• Understanding words of insight. (12)
• Doing what is right, just and fair (13b)
• Knowledge (14)
• Understanding (16)

Wisdom is what radiates out from our adoration
and devotion to our everyday conduct that sees
each moment as the Lords time, each
relationship as the Lords opportunity, each
duty as the Lords command and each blessing as
the Lords gift. It is a new way of looking at
life and seeing what it is meant to be when
viewed from Gods perspective. D Hubbard.
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How do we get wise?

• From knowing God.
• From asking for wisdom. 1 Kings 3

I will do what you have asked I will give you a
wise and discerning heart.. 1 Kings 312
For the Lord gives wisdom and from him mouth
comes knowledge and understanding. Proverbs
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What is your favourite proverbs?

• He who winks maliciously causes grief and a
  chattering fool comes ruin.
• Pr 1010
• Better a meal of Vegetables where there is love
  than a fattened calf with hatred. Pr 1517
• Many a man claim to have unfailing love, but a
  faithful man who can find?
• Pr 206

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What is your favourite proverbs?

• Better to live on the corner of a roof than to
  share a house with a quarrelsome wife?
• Pr 2524
• If you find honey- eat just enough. Too much of
  it and you will vomit.
• Pr 25 16

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Speak truth and watch your tongue!

• 612 A scoundrel and Villain who goes about
  with a corrupt mouth..
• 154 The tongue that brings healing is a tress
  of life but a deceitful tongue crushes the
  spirit.

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
2426
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Speak truth and watch your tongue

• A fool gives vent to his anger but the wise man
  keeps himself under control. 2911

151 A gentle answer turns away wrath but a hard
word stirs up anger
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Choose friends wisely

• Haughty eyes,
• a lying tongue,
• hands that shed innocent blood
• a heart that devises wicked schemes,
• feet that are quick to rush to evil,
• a false witness who pours out lies
• a man who stirs up dissension among his
  brothers.

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Choose friends wisely

• Choose VIP friends who will be
• Wise too. 1320
• Love through the good and the bad. 1717

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Love the poor and marginalised wisely

• 1431 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt
  for their make but whoever is kind to the needy
  honours God.
• 229 a generous man will himself be blessed for
  he shares his food with the poor.
• 1421 blessed is he who is kind to the needy.
• 2827 He who gives to the poor will lack nothing
  but he who closes his eyes to them receives many
  curses.

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Trust in the Lord

• Trust in the Lord with all your heard and lean
  not on your own understanding
• In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make
  your paths straight.
• 33-6

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