I've attached a list of contrasting topics addressed in Proverbs...as listed in a Bible commentary I've got. Thought it might be useful in helping people boil down...or categorize the seemingly random listings of sayings in Proverbs. It's kind of overwhelming.
Please share any "Proverbs breakdowns" you may have.
Below are 3 verses that I think might help campers rise above typical difficulties experienced in life.
Verse: 27:20 "He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet."
Questions: Is this why the prodigal son wanted to eat pig slop? Is this why Jesus, after leading the woman at the well to salvation, told his disciples he had eaten food that was even better than what they brought Him? Are there kids trying to fill a hunger for God with lesser...even poisonous "food"? How much suffering has occurred in our lives from spiritual and emotional junk food? What things will truly make us "full" in this life?
Verse: 27: 17 "Death and destruction are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man."
Questions: Will we ever be satisfied when looking around at all there is to have? If we devote ourselves to attaining things we can see, and succeed...will we be satisfied? At what point? Is this what Paul meant when he talked about "the lust of the eyes?" (1 Jn 2:16) How could this verse help us avoid "the struggle for more" in an attempt to find satisfaction? How do we become "satisfied" ...poke our eyes out?
Verse: 29:25 "Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe."
Questions: How might an active and bold faith in God help us do what is right...no matter what people think? How come people's opinions in the present seem to "trump" God's eternal perspectives when we are making our decisions. How many horrible decisions have been applauded by a crowd at the moment, that turned out to put everybody at risk?
Anybody got any other "Progressable" Proverbs?
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