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PROVERBS

Jacques B. Doukhan, Principal Contribu

Proverbs
Our Goal

From the book of Proverbs

we will learn how to be wise,

but correctly, in practical
ways.
Wisdom isnt necessarily
intellectual might. The
prerequisite for wisdom is,
instead, to be humble, to

Proverbs
Contents
1 The Call of Wisdom
2 From Ears to Feet
3 A Matter of Life and Death
4 Divine Wisdom
5 The Blessings of the Righteous
6 What You Get Is Not What You
See
7 Dealing With Fights
8 Words of Wisdom
9 Words of Truth
10 Behind the Mask
11 Living by Faith
12 The Humility of the Wise

Proverbs
Proverbs
Lesson
Lesson 12,
12, March
March 21
21

The Humility of
the

Wise

The Humility of the Wise

Key Text

Matthew 5:3 NKJV

Blessed are the poor in

spirit, for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven.

The Humility of the Wise

Initial Words

In the Bible humility is

considered an important
virtue. Every breath, every
heartbeat, every gift, every
talent comes only from God,
in whom we live, and move,
and have our being (Acts
17:28).
And in light of the cross, even

The Humility of the Wise

Quick Look

1. Lesson from God

(Proverbs 30:3-6)
2. Lesson from the
Arrogant (Proverbs 30:79)
3. Lesson from Nature
(Proverbs 30:24-28)

The Humility of the Wise

1. Lesson From God

Proverbs 30:3-6 NKJV

I neither learned wisdom nor

have knowledge of the Holy
One. Who has ascended into
heaven or descended? ...
Gathered the wind in His fists?
... Established all ends of the
earth? What is His name, ...
His sons name...?

1. Lesson From God

Proverbs 30:2, 3, 32, 33

THE self-negation seen in

these texts is quite a break

from the usual self-exaltation
of kings in the ancient Near
East, who often liked to boast
of their wisdom,
achievements, and military
victories.
Such boasting, which implies

1. Lesson From God

A Knowledge of God?

Pride arises in those who

dont know the Lord in a
personal way.
In contrast, the person who
lives in communion with God
will be humble, for he or she
is constantly in touch with
the One who is infinitely
greater than any of us.

1. Lesson From God

A Knowledge of God?

Knowledge of God is to be
understood as meaning
knowledge about God.
Five rhetorical questions are
asked, which force us to
recognize just how much about
God we really dont
understand.
Because God is the Creator

1. Lesson From God

A Knowledge of God?

The fact that God is the

Creator, and that we cannot
fully understand Him, gives us
a crucial lesson regarding how
we should receive His written
revelation, which scholars are
always questioning.
Who are we to challenge the
Word of God, even the parts

The Humility of the Wise

2. Lesson From the Arrogant

Proverbs 30:7-9 NKJV

Remove falsehood and lies

far from me; give me neither
poverty nor richesfeed me
with the food You prescribed
for me;
lest I be full and deny You, and
say, Who is the Lord? Or lest,
I be poor and steal, and

2. Lesson From the Arrogant

Neither Too Much nor Too Little

Before we ask God for

anything,
it is important to make sure
our relationship with Him is
solid. If we lie, then we act as
if God, who knows all things,
doesnt even exist.
This is why the confession of
our sin is a prerequisite for

2. Lesson From the Arrogant

Neither Too Much nor Too Little

The two requests converge in

one goal: the glory of God.
If we get too little, we tend to
steal
and insult God; if we get too
much,
we do not feel the need for God
and may even deny His
existence.

2. Lesson From the Arrogant

Actions of the Arrogant

Cursing your parents (11, 17).

It represents the most serious
act of arrogance, when
children despise their source
of life. Significantly, honoring
and blessing ones parents is
the only commandment
associated with the promise of
life (Exod. 20:12), while the

2. Lesson From the Arrogant

Actions of the Arrogant

Self-righteousness (12, 20).

The condition of sinners who
think of themselves as
righteous is bad, because
they will stay in their sin,
believing that they are pure
and dont need forgiveness.
Contempt (13, 14). Arrogance
is manifested in the

The Humility of the Wise

3. Lesson From Nature: Prov. 30:24-28

Four...are little on the earth,

but they are exceedingly wise:
the ants are... not strong, yet
they prepare their
food in the summer; the rock
badgers are feeble..., yet they
make their homes in the crags;
the locust have
no king, yet they all advance in

3. Lesson From Nature

Limits of Human Understanding

Mystery in common things

(vs 19): an eagle silently

moving through the sky, a
snake silently moving along the
earth. A ship on the sea and a
man with a woman.
Even today so many mysteries
remain.
How crucial it is that we never

3. Lesson From Nature

Limits of Human Understanding

Verses 2023 deal with

human folly, arrogance, and
vice.
Then shifts to the animal
world, pointing to small and
humble creatures, even
though the same Hebrew
word used for wise in
reference to them is used in

3. Lesson From Nature

Limits of Human Understanding

Even with all our advances in

science, how these creatures
do what they do remains
beyond our full comprehension.
How much more so their
actions must have baffled this
wise man in his time.
And he was indeed wise,
because one of the great

The Humility of the Wise

Final Words

The Lord can do nothing

toward the recovery of man
until, convinced of his own
weakness, and stripped of all
self-sufficiency, he yields
himself to the control of God.
Then he can receive the gift
that God is waiting to
bestow. ... He has unrestricted