Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.
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We're in part three of our titled message, For All in the Family, focusing on the word for. For all in the family, the way of wisdom, Proverbs chapter three, verses 11 to 18. And today we'll be finishing off verses 15 down to 18. If you would read the even number of verses, you guys know the drill, nice and loud. My son, do not despise the chasing of the Lord, nor detest his correction. For the Lord else he corrects, just as the Father, the Son, and the Son, and the Son. Verse 14, for her proceeds, that is wisdom. Oh, wait, sorry. I just wanted to join you guys in an even number of verses. Happy is the man who finds wisdom and the man who gains understanding. For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, and they're gained in fine gold. She is more precious than rubies, and all the things you may desire cannot compare with her. Her ways are the ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace. …
… read the word of God together. We are in part two of our message titled, for all in the family, for all in the family. Proverbs 3, verses 11 to 18. Last week we started, well not last week, but the week before that, we started the first part of this. We're in the second part today. And so I'll read verse 11. If you pick it up in verse 12, nice and loud. So verse 11 begins, my son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor detest his correction. For whom the Lord loves and directs, just as the Father and the Son, whom He likes. Happy is the man who finds wisdom and the man who gains understanding. For her her shoes are buried in the pockets of silver, and remain in the final gold. Wow. She, notice she, her, wisdom. She is more precious than rubies, and all the things you may desire cannot compare with her. Thank you Jesus, Lord. Verse 17. Her ways are ways of pleasantness. …
… is even personified as a woman. Listen to Proverbs 1 20. Wisdom cries aloud in the street and the markets, she raises her voice. Proverbs 3.13, blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who gets understanding. For the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. She is more precious than jewels. So that's how Proverbs starts out. So you get to the end of this book and the same words used for wisdom are now used for this woman. Verse 10, she is far more precious than jewels. Why? Verse 30, because she fears the Lord, which is the beginning of what? Wisdom. So the Christ-like woman has Christ-like wisdom because she fears God. And because she fears God, her value cannot be fathomed. Cannot be fathomed. The fear of God, love of God worship of God in a woman is a value that cannot be fathomed over and above looks education personality accomplishments likes dislikes any other characteristics a woman who fears the Lord is more precious than the finest of jewels women be this be a woman who fears reveres worships, loves God supremely. Husbands nurture this. …