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Written primarily to 13-18 year old young men, King Solomon’s book of Proverbs gives a recorded account of the wisdom of the ages.  Solomon is regarded as the most wise, most wealthy and most powerful man ever to live in history.  His words have encouraged and helped young men to live a life of purpose, on purpose, by using wisdom and counsel to live with skill.

I remember reading these first when I was about 12 years old and have read them regularly for the past 30 years.  Each year they seem to have a more deep and penetrating meaning that applies to all areas of my life.  There is no question that they work.  My challenge is consistently applying them.

The most effective way for me to read them has been to read one chapter each day, preferably in the morning.  There are 31 chapters and they only take a minute or two to read.  I can’t help but think that King Solomon wrote them this way for his own kids.  He probably had the “read one a day” idea in mind when he wrote them.  His purpose is to help a boy become a man by helping him turn chaos into order in his life.

The main points in Proverbs are as follows:

1.  A Call to Wisdom

2.  Sexual Immorality

3.  Lending Money

4.  Positive Personal Character Development

5.  The Fool

6.  Family Relationships

7.  Prosperity

8.  Significance of Words

9.  Value of Work and the Sin of Laziness

10.  Honesty and Integrity

11.  Discipline

12.  Sovereignty of God

13.  The Fear of God

14.  Happiness

15.  Pride and Humility

16.  Counsel/Advice

17.  Giving

18.  Anger, Hatred & Contentions

19.  Friends and Neighbors

20.  Drunkeness & Gluttony

21.  Revenge

22.  Description of an Excellent Wife

For a free .pdf copy of Proverbs send an email to rj@getyourpoopinagroup.com and put “Proverbs” in the subject.

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