Proverbs 8:1 Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice? Principle Wisdom is personified as the attention-grabbing, attractive voice of a woman. Wisdom raises her voice. It is interesting that our advisor personifies wisdom in the feminine voice. This chapter tells us how aggressive Wisdom is to get our attention – even…

Proverbs 7:3 Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. Principle The Word of God is a covenantal relationship. Our advisor tells us that the words and commands that he is instructing us with are to be considered a covenantal relationship – it really is a binding agreement between two…

  Proverbs 6:1-2 My child, if you have put up security for a friend’s debt or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger— if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said— follow my advice and save yourself, for you have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy. Now…

Proverbs 5:1-2 My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight, that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. Principle Wisdom gives you the discretion to maintain your purpose. We identify ourselves as FivestarMan because of the five purposes of authentic manhood. Solomon, our adviser, instructs…

Proverbs 4:1-2 Listen, friends, to some fatherly advice; sit up and take notice so you’ll know how to live. I’m giving you good counsel; don’t let it go in one ear and out the other. When I was a boy at my father’s knee, the pride and joy of my mother, He would sit me…

  Proverbs 3:1-2 My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. Principle Prolonged life, peace, and prosperity: Three amazing benefits are promised to the one who remembers and stores up wisdom. Think about how amazing…

Proverbs 2:1-5 My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding— indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden…

Proverbs 1:1-2 These are the wise sayings of Solomon, David’s son, Israel’s king— Written down so we’ll know how to live well and right, to understand what life means and where it’s going. Principle Proverbs are universal principles that contain wisdom for living a successful and abundant life. When I was a desperate, young, and…