Story 40 • Proverbs 1

The Beginning of Wisdom



The Big Picture

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The Bible, the Biggest Story, has lots of great stories and lots of great songs. It also has something called proverbs. A proverb is a short memorable truth. There are lots of proverbs scattered throughout the Bible: “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money” (Eccles. 5:10); “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you” (James 4:8); “Your sin will find you out” (Num. 32:23). Jesus spoke in proverbs too. For example, he said, “No one can serve two masters. . . . You cannot serve God and money” (Matt. 6:24). In the Old Testament, there is a whole book that has almost one thousand proverbs. It’s called the book of Proverbs. Original name, isn’t it? God gave us the book of Proverbs to help us understand how to live a good and godly life. When we read through Proverbs, we can pray that God would give us his wisdom. The Bible tells us, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God . . . and it will be given him” (James 1:5). And this book of Proverbs tells us the most important secret to becoming wise. Any guess what it is? Let’s listen and find out!


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