michael micah English 101 10-28-13 Proverbs is a book in the Bible that presents a variety of topics from the Hebrews such as family‚ marriage‚ self-control‚ and wealth. Throughout all of Proverbs‚ wisdom and folly is talked about more than other topics. Wisdom is doing what is right and making good choices‚ whereas folly refers to being foolish and making unwise choices. Diligence and laziness are two topics that are also talked about greatly in the book of proverbs. Wisdom and folly are two words
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Proverbs for Cultivation of Minds Proverbs have been used in various cultures around the world: Chinese; English; and African are among the most common. According to Chinua Achebe in the book “Things Fall Apart”‚ African proverbs are described by the Igbo people as ”the palm oil with which words are eaten.” In this culture‚ palm oil is a symbol of tradition and is commonly served at respected greetings and special events. When relating palm oil to proverbs‚ it shows that they too symbolize the
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Jimmy Serrano Liberty University Online Describe the teachings of Hebrew wisdom on diligence and laziness The Hebrew teachings starts from Proverbs 12:24 (NKJV) “The hand of the diligent will rule‚ But the lazy will be put to forced labor.” My dad had a saying “A lazy man always works twice as hard.” It probably started from this Proverb. The Hebrew taught that if you worked hard and diligently you will be blessed compared to being lazy who is forced to labor. Forced doesn’t generally
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things really are. The Bible says that only the word of God is the source of wisdom. In I Kings 3:9 when Solomon was asked by the lord what he required his answer was “lord give me the wisdom to rule your great people.” And Solomon again says in proverbs 14:27 “fear of the lord is a fountain of life that one may turn away from the snares of death.” Here we see true and profound respect for the lord. Why did Solomon not ask for riches or fame but wisdom? He asked the lord for the ability to be wise
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Wisdom isn’t bound to specific authorities or contained within political boundaries. The Egyptian Instruction of Amenemope shares a section with the Hebrew Book of Proverbs. Hippocrates’ Aphorisms was probably studied at the Academy of Gondishapur in Persia in the sixth and seventh centuries. The wisdom shared in most of these texts share some similarities. As it can be observed in the above given excerpt‚ humility and honesty are morals which even the Bhagavad Gita denotes. Wisdom is not bound
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Solomon’s book of Proverbs: He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. (Proverbs 13:24) Chasten thy son while there is hope‚ and let not thy soul spare for his crying. (Proverbs 19:18) Both of these verses appear in the Contrast of Goodness and Evil. From the Warnings and Instructions come the following four verses: Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. (Proverbs 22:15) Withhold
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through distribution of food and other goods and restrictions on slave ownership. The prophetic texts largely concern themselves with the poor being exploited by large landowners and the ruling class in Israel. The books of wisdom divide over poverty. Proverbs regularly states that poverty is the result of laziness whist Job and Ecclesiastes understand poverty to be the result of exploitation. Finally‚ the Psalms often discuss God’s concern for the poor. Outside these blocks poverty is dealt with only
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“Train up a child in the way that he should go and when He is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22: 6 Introduction: The current news that we know especially in Japan and Libya have caused great alarm to most of us. A lot of questions arise regarding the kind of the world our earth is heading up to. Reading II Timothy 3:1-10 and Matthew 24 makes us aware that this world‚ apart from God‚ is heading towards turmoil! How then can we give hope and assure ourselves that our children will
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maka-tao at maka-Diyos and thus‚ promotive of social development. Filipino value orientation for success Filipinos in general‚ share common values for success. As a people‚ we promote our cultural heritage. For example‚ we pass on treasure Filipino proverbs from generation as our guide: precepts to observe or as warning to beware of. Consider the following : Nasa Diyos ang awa‚ nasa tao ang gawa. Ang tunay na anyaya‚ sinasamahan ng hila. Kapag ang tao’y matipid‚ maraming maililigpit. Ano man ang
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in the Old Testament of English translations of the Bible after the Law and historical books (Genesis to Esther) and before the books ofthe Prophets (Isaiah to Malachi). The five books in the order in which they are placed are: • Job • Psalms • Proverbs • Ecclesiastes • Song of Songs The books deserve to be grouped together since they are clearly different in character from the other parts of the Old Testament (with the possible exception of Lamentations‚ which was placed together with them in
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