Groups In Proverbs
An Exegetical Guide to Positive and Negative Living
Section One
Introduction
God described various groups in the Book of Proverbs. Each of those groups described different kinds of people from a spiritual perspective. Some groups are comprised of good people and other groups are comprised of not good people. Each group has particular characteristics that describe the spiritual nature of the people in the group. Those characteristics may be good or bad. God provided those descriptions to help us understand the kinds of people we deal with everyday. Therefore, we may look at those groups individually and learn about the kinds of people who populate each group.
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Section Two
The Simple
2.1 Proverbs 1:4. Proverbs opens with corrections for the Simple (Proverbs 1:4). 1The Hebrew text provides:”פְתָאיִ֣ם.” King Solomon indicated that the Proverbs give prudence to the young men and knowledge and discretion to the young men (Proverbs 1:4).
2.2 Proverbs 1:22. The simple ones love simplicity[. 2The Hebrew text provides: פְּתָיִם֮
2.3 Proverbs 1:32. The turning away Yahweh of the simple ones will slay them. 3The Hebrew text provides: פְּתָיִם֮
Section Three
The Wise
3.1 Proverbs 1.6. Solomon used Proverbs to teach his son about understanding the words of the wise ones (Proverbs 1:6). 4The Hebrew text provides: “חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים”. The Wise spoke in proverbs, enigmas and riddles. God alone provided the understanding to the Wise and their words.
Section Four
The Fools
4.1 Proverbs 1:7. The Fools despise the fear of Yahweh (Proverbs 1:7). 5The Hebrew text provides: “אֱוִילִ֥ים”. The fear of Yahweh forms the basis for knowledge, wisdom and discipline. Therefore, the Fools will never learn the knowledge, wisdom and discipline that only Yahweh can provide for daily living.
4.2 Proverbs 1:22. Fools hate knowledge. 6The Hebrew text provides: “כְסִילִ֗ים”.
4.3 Proverbs 1:32. The complacency of fools will destroy them. 7The Hebrew text provides: “כְסִילִ֗ים”.
Section Five
The Sinners
5.1 Proverbs 1:10. The Sinners entice people to consent their sinful invitations to do evil (Proverbs 1:10). 8The Hebrew text provides: “חַ֝טָּאִ֗ים”. The Sinners will entice people to lie in wait to shed innocent blood. The sinners also claim that they will fill their houses with the spoil they looted from the innocent(Proverbs 1:13). All of the sinners will have one purse they share in common (Proverbs 1:14). Their feet run to evil and hasten to shed blood (Proverbs 1:16). Actually the centers lie in wait for their own blood and lurk secretly for their own lives they are like all the greedy ones, taking away their own lives (Proverbs 1:19).
Section Six
The Scorners
6.1 Proverbs 1:22. The Scorners delight in their scorning (Proverbs 1:22). 9The Hebrew text provides: “לֵצִ֗ים”.
פְּתָיִם֮
HALLELUJAH !
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