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. 12345

 

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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”.

 

Section Seven 

The Listeners

7.1 Proverbs 1:33.The listeners to Yahweh will dwell safely and restfully from fear of evil (Proverbs 1:33). ¹⁰The Hebrew text provides: “שֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ”.

 

Section Seven 

The Upright

8.1 The Upright. Yahweh hh ¹¹The Hebrew text provides: “יְשָׁרִים “. 

 

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