What’s your favorite verse from the book of Proverbs?

Perhaps:

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, & do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, & he will make straight your paths. 3:5-6

Or possibly:

Iron sharpens iron, & one man sharpens another. 27:17

Better yet:

The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps. 16:9

There are few books of the Bible we love more than Proverbs. It is chockfull of catchy, clear, & helpful sayings for everyday life. It talks to us about things we deal with all the time—friends, plans, parents, self-control, words, beauty, & more.

It doesn’t give us all the answers. And, despite what we may think sometimes, it doesn’t give us rules to follow for a happy, successful life.

It does something more. It gives us the key to life. It teaches us how to live in the fear of God in all the decisions & dealings of daily life.

It teaches us how not to be a fool.

OUR NEXT SERIES

This Sunday, we are beginning a new series on the book of Proverbs entitled How Not To Be a Fool.

Proverbs is split up into five sections covering 31 chapters. Some of the sayings come in clusters or even chapters addressing one topic. However, most of the book of Proverbs is laid out in standalone sayings.

For this reason, we are going to approach this series a bit differently.

We are not going to go verse by verse. Instead, we are going to take up several of the important characters & categories of the entire book over the course of 9 weeks.

OUR TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

For those who plan ahead, below is a tentative schedule for the series:

September 20 // The Fear of the Lord

September 27 // The Invitation

October 11 // The Fool

October 18 // The Friend

October 25 // The Greatest Friend: Humility

November 1 // The Tongue

November 8 // The Heart

November 15 // The Sluggard

November 22 // The Beautiful

This Sunday, we’ll be looking at the introduction, Proverbs 1:1-7.

I can’t wait! It will be a joy to unpack another book of Scripture together!