Proverbs 4 | Get Wisdom

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In this episode, we explore the wise sayings and instructions from the book of wisdom, Proverbs 4. Discover key insights that can strengthen your foundation and guide you on the path to wisdom. Tune in, learn, and apply these important teachings!
 
 
 

Episode Transcript

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Hey, thank you once again forjoining. Today we are going to step
into the Book of Proverbs, chapterfour, What does it cost to gain
wisdom? Again? I will bereading from a new International version Bible,
and you're welcome to follow along withme with a Bible version of your choice.

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I will also be sharing insights thatI have gained from my study to
be a blessing to you. Listenmy sons to a father instruction, pay
attention and gain understanding. These arewise insights from the Book of Solomon.

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To whoever wills so, he says, listen. In other words, be
attentive, concentrate, or heed tothe instruction of wisdom. Listen my sons
to Father's instruction, which is theBible, pay attention, and grow wise

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in understanding. Just one passage canbe an overload of information. I give
you sound learning, so do notforsake my teaching. To grow, you
must consume food. To grow,you must stretch out to grow, You

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must make changes. If you haven't, there is no better time than now.
Instruction are given for us to follow. Instructions are given to us to
go after, to follow up inorder to gain understanding. For I too

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was a son to my father,still tender and cherished by my mother.
Then he taught me, and hesaid to me, take hold of my
words with all your heart. Keepmy commands, and you will live.

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Get wisdom, get understanding. Donot forget my words or turn away from
them. Do not forsake wisdom,and she will protect you. Love her
and she will watch over you.The beginning of wisdom is this. Get
wisdom, though it cost all youhave, Get understanding. These are instructions

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given by the wise. This ismeant to ever live Solomon, to whomever
wills. We must not forsake wisdom, because wisdom is a jewel that we
must find. Wisdom is a jewelthat we must forsake all to find.

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Wisdom only comes from the fear ofGod. Wisdom only comes from above.
This wisdom cannot be attained in thisworld. The wisdom of this world is
foolishness to God, and therefore wemust seek. We must seek this wisdom,

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though it costs all we have.We must get understanding. And this
is Solomon speaking. Cherish her andshe will exalt you. Embrace her and
she will honor you. Cherish herwho wisdom, and she will exult you.
How she will exalt you above yourenemy, will exalt you above your

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problems, your circumstances, your situations. Embrace her and she will honor you
wisdom. She will give you agarland to graze your head and present you
with a glorious crown. This isall about wisdom. Wisdom will make your

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life beautiful. Wisdom will teach you, guide you, direct you, lead
you on a path of righteousness.Side note, listen, my son,
Accept what I say, and theyears of your life will be many.
I instruct you in the way ofwisdom and lead you a long, straight

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path. When you walk, yoursteps will not be hampered. When you
you run, you will not stumbleagain. This is found in Isaiah forty.
When you walk, we will notgrow weary. When you run,
you will not faint. Hold onto instruction, do not let it go.

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Guard it well, for it isyour life. Do not set foot
on the path of the wicked,or walk in the way of evildoers.
Avoid it, do not travel onit. Turn from it and go on
your way. Wisdom will keep youfrom making the wrong decisions. Wisdom will

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keep you from walking on the wrongpath. If you hold on to the
instructions of wisdom. You cannot gowrong. Let wisdom be your guidance and
insight your con For they cannot restuntil they do evil. They are rubbed

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of sleep till they bake someone stumble. They eat the bread of wickedness and
drink the wine of violence. Thisis talking about the evildoers. The path
of the righteous is like the morningsun shining ever brighter till the full light

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of day. The path of righteousis compared to a morning sun that shines
bright until it reaches the full lightof day. But the way of the
wicked is like deep darkness. Theydo not know what makes them stumble.

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Imagine you are in a room andit's dark, and you're in a room
that it's unfamiliar. If we're talkingabout the room that we live in or
the room that we constantly go to. We can still find things because because
of remembrance. But if you arein a room, a dark room,

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and it's an unfamiliar place, youwill not be able to go through this
room because there will be areas inthat room that will cause you to stumble.
You will not know, You willnot even know what hits you at
that moment. Side note, Butthe way of the wicked is like deep

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darkness. They do not know whatmakes them stumble. My son, pay
attention to what I say. Turnyour ear to my words. Do not
let them out of your sight.Keep them within your heart, for they
are life to those who find them, and help to one hold's body Above

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all else, very familiar scripture toa lot of us, Above all else.
Guard your heart, for everything youdo flows from it twenty three,
verse twenty three. Guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
You guard your heart because anything thatcomes into your heart will live in

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your heart. You must guard yourheart. Keep your mouth free of perversity,
Keep corrupt corrupt talk far from yourlips. Let your eyes look straight
ahead. Fix your gaze directly beforeyou. These are instructions that are given

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by wisdom. Give careful thought tothe path for your feet, and be
steadfast in all of your ways.Do not turn to the right or the
left. Keep your foot from evil. Dead alone, dead alone twenty four,

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twenty three, twenty two, twentyone, twenty All of that dead
alone can keep you away from trouble. Guard your heart, keep your mouth
free from perversity, Keep corrupt talkout of your lips. Set your eyes
towards your finish line. Fix yourgaze directly before you. Give very careful

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thought to the path for your feet. Be steadfast in all of your ways.
Do not be double minded. Donot go left right, left,
right, but keep your foot fromevil. Be steadfast in all your decisions.

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These are very good instructions, andif we follow them, we will
live in wisdom. We will livein righteousness. I pray this was a
blessing to you as a husband tome. Thank you once again for joining
and deriving these insides from my study. Again, don't take my word for

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it. Go into the world ofGod and study for yourself. Derive these
insids for yourself. God bless andtake care