Proverbs for Cultivation of Minds Proverbs have been used in various cultures around the world: Chinese; English; and African are among the most common. According to Chinua Achebe in the book “Things Fall Apart”‚ African proverbs are described by the Igbo people as ”the palm oil with which words are eaten.” In this culture‚ palm oil is a symbol of tradition and is commonly served at respected greetings and special events. When relating palm oil to proverbs‚ it shows that they too symbolize the
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michael micah English 101 10-28-13 Proverbs is a book in the Bible that presents a variety of topics from the Hebrews such as family‚ marriage‚ self-control‚ and wealth. Throughout all of Proverbs‚ wisdom and folly is talked about more than other topics. Wisdom is doing what is right and making good choices‚ whereas folly refers to being foolish and making unwise choices. Diligence and laziness are two topics that are also talked about greatly in the book of proverbs. Wisdom and folly are two words
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decrees of David (1 King 3:3) (Maller‚ 2011). Solomon’s teachings in Proverbs are known for covering excellent examples of wisdom. As Solomon taught about wisdom it can easily be contrasted to laziness. Maller (2011) poses the question of “Was Solomon too wise a king?” (Maller‚ 2011). While Solomon’s wisdom is discussed greatly in 1 King 5:9-14‚ Maller (2011 argues there are many times that Solomon does not follow his own
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definition of the important words that I will be focusing on‚ lets beginning the discussion of Hebrew wisdom regarding these attributes. The Book of Proverbs was written mostly by Solomon. Solomon asked God and received the wisdom of The Lord and Solomon teaches us about the importance of diligence and not being lazy. Solomon states in Proverbs 13:4 “The soul of a lazy man desires‚ and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich”. When we continually seek after wisdom it will
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A Virtuous Woman Proverbs 31:10-31 is the bible’s description of a virtuous woman; a universal truth of what it means to be the best woman in the eyes of God. Although quite literally discussing motherhood and marriage‚ this verse does not mean that it is imperative to be a part of this demographic. However‚ opening up to these things and preparing for them can make room for God in life as a woman. In the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester is a representation of a
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Wisdom and Folly: Essay Three Liberty University Wisdom and Folly Nearly seventy-five percent of The Old Testament consists of poetry. This includes the books of Psalms and Proverbs‚ which are written entirely in poetry (Henner‚ 2014 par. 1). In the English Bible there are 5 poetic books: Job‚ Psalms‚ Proverbs‚ Ecclesiastes‚ and Song of Songs. The Hebrew people used poetry to express emotion‚ promote worship‚ and to instruct wisdom Hindson & Yates‚ 2012 p. 232). It is the assertion of Hindson
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The wisdom literature is a pathway to walk on. For those in and out of the faith there is a cultural respect toward the principals set out in the canonical‚ and even the non-canonical‚ books of wisdom found in Hebrew and Greek literature. The author succinctly brought light to several aspects of each book‚ each section‚ with fervor and delicacy. She took the writings for what they were at the time involving their mindset and cultural space and giving readers a vivid and realized lens to engage scripture
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through distribution of food and other goods and restrictions on slave ownership. The prophetic texts largely concern themselves with the poor being exploited by large landowners and the ruling class in Israel. The books of wisdom divide over poverty. Proverbs regularly states that poverty is the result of laziness whist Job and Ecclesiastes understand poverty to be the result of exploitation. Finally‚ the Psalms often discuss God’s concern for the poor. Outside these blocks poverty is dealt with only
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Solomon’s book of Proverbs: He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. (Proverbs 13:24) Chasten thy son while there is hope‚ and let not thy soul spare for his crying. (Proverbs 19:18) Both of these verses appear in the Contrast of Goodness and Evil. From the Warnings and Instructions come the following four verses: Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. (Proverbs 22:15) Withhold
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Jimmy Serrano Liberty University Online Describe the teachings of Hebrew wisdom on diligence and laziness The Hebrew teachings starts from Proverbs 12:24 (NKJV) “The hand of the diligent will rule‚ But the lazy will be put to forced labor.” My dad had a saying “A lazy man always works twice as hard.” It probably started from this Proverb. The Hebrew taught that if you worked hard and diligently you will be blessed compared to being lazy who is forced to labor. Forced doesn’t generally
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