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Proverbs 3 is a chapter that unfolds the blessings of trusting in the Lord, walking in wisdom, and forsaking self-reliance. It begins with a father’s exhortation: “My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee” (Proverbs 3:1–2). The entire chapter contrasts the way of wisdom with the way of wickedness, showing that obedience, trust, and humility open the path to divine favor and preservation. One of its most famous exhortations is found in verses 5–6: “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” This is the heartbeat of Proverbs 3: true wisdom is not self-derived, but a yielded life rooted in Yahweh’s counsel. The chapter builds toward verse 18, where wisdom is personified as the Tree of Life: “She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.” This imagery takes us back to Eden, where the Tree of Life stood as the source of immortality and divine communion. Here, wisdom is presented as that same life-giving tree—those who grasp her, cling to her, and do not let go, receive joy, stability, and life. But Proverbs 3:18 also looks forward, prophetically, to Revelation. In Revelation 2:7, Jesus says to the church in Ephesus: “To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.” The connection is unmistakable: the wisdom of God, received and lived out in Proverbs, becomes the promise fulfilled in Christ to the overcomers. To embrace wisdom is to embrace the Tree of Life; to overcome in Christ is to be granted access to that Tree in eternity. The link continues through Revelation 1–3, where Jesus addresses the seven churches. To Smyrna, He promises the crown of life (2:10). To Pergamos, hidden manna and a white stone (2:17). To Thyatira, power over the nations (2:26–27). To Sardis, white garments (3:5). To Philadelphia, a pillar in God’s temple (3:12). And to Laodicea, the right to sit with Him on His throne (3:21). Every promise is rooted in overcoming, and the first promise begins with the Tree of Life. Proverbs 3:18 shows us that wisdom is the root, Revelation shows us the fruit.

Proverbs 2 is a father’s call to his son, urging him to incline his ear to wisdom, to cry out for understanding, to seek knowledge as silver and hidden treasure. The promise is that if we do this, “then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God” (Proverbs 2:5). Wisdom is covenant revelation: from the Lord’s own mouth come knowledge and understanding. He lays up sound wisdom for the righteous and is a shield to those who walk uprightly. This wisdom delivers from the way of evil men who leave the paths of righteousness to walk in darkness, and from the “strange woman,” the spirit of seduction that forsakes the covenant of God. Wisdom preserves life and integrity; folly leads to ruin and separation. The climax comes in the closing verses: “For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it. But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it” (Proverbs 2:21–22). This is not just ancient judgment—it is a spiritual law that runs through the Gospel. Jesus said: “Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up” (Matthew 15:13). Proverbs 2:22 is a declaration of separation: the wicked will not simply stumble; they will be cut off and rooted out completely. Wisdom roots us in God’s truth; wickedness leaves us rootless and destined to fall. Jesus confirmed this: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit” (John 15:1–2). To remain in Christ is to remain in the land of promise; to reject Him is to be cut off. Again, Jesus warned: “Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire” (Matthew 7:19). This mirrors Proverbs 2:22: the righteous remain, the wicked are uprooted. The uprooting is total. Only what the Father has planted will endure. The same truth is in the parable of the wheat and tares: “Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn” (Matthew 13:30). Wisdom preserves the wheat—the upright who remain. Folly condemns the tares—the wicked who are rooted out.

#ProverbsChapter1 opens like a trumpet blast, declaring that wisdom is not hidden but crying out in the streets. It’s an invitation and a warning: seek wisdom and you’ll find life, reject it and you’ll inherit ruin. Solomon begins by telling us the purpose of proverbs—“to know wisdom and instruction, to perceive words of understanding.” This is not just intellectual, it is heart-training, soul-formation, the shaping of discernment. The refrain comes quickly: “The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge” (#FearOfYahweh). This is not terror like a slave cringing before a tyrant, but reverence, awe, and recognition that He alone is the source of truth, justice, and holiness. It is the posture of humility that says: “I do not know unless Yahweh teaches me.” That reverent fear is the fountain of wisdom, the lens that makes all other learning clear. In the deeper sense, #FearOfYahweh is the awareness that every breath, every thought, every choice stands before His eyes. It’s knowing that righteousness is not a garment of human effort, but the very outflow of His Spirit. When Solomon warns of sinners enticing you, or wisdom lifting her voice at the gates, he’s showing us that this fear is what anchors us when temptation whispers or when the crowd mocks truth. To fear Yahweh is to love what He loves and to hate what He hates. It is to walk in the light of His justice, recognizing there is no counsel, no device, no wisdom against Yahweh (#Proverbs, #Wisdom). It is both doorway and foundation, both seed and harvest. Without it, knowledge becomes pride; with it, knowledge becomes life. So Proverbs 1 is not just ancient poetry—it is Yahweh Himself calling us to turn, to listen, to dwell secure, unafraid of sudden disaster, because we are rooted in Him. SPANISH! Proverbios capítulo 1 abre como un toque de trompeta, declarando que la sabiduría no está escondida sino que clama en las calles. Es una invitación y una advertencia: busca la sabiduría y encontrarás la vida; recházala y heredarás la ruina. Salomón comienza diciendo el propósito de los proverbios: “para conocer sabiduría e instrucción, para percibir palabras de entendimiento.” Esto no es solo intelectual, es formación del corazón, formación del alma, la conformación del discernimiento.