Five Lessons from Proverbs

Raising our kids and helping them to know God is the most important job we have as parents. The Proverbs provide a wealth of wisdom on many topics...one of which is seeking advice and learning from the input of others. Five key lessons:

1) Seek help (God knows we need it!)

• Proverbs 14:12: There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
• Proverbs 18:15: The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge; the ears of the wise seek it out.

2) Advisors bring victory (Isn't this what we want for our children?)

• Proverbs 11:14: For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure.
• Proverbs 25:12: Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man's rebuke to a listening ear.

3) Without instruction, bad things happen (to us and our kids!)

• Proverbs 19: 27: Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
• Proverbs 21:16: A man who strays from the path of understanding comes to rest in the company of the dead.

4) Without instruction, you hurt others (including your children!)

• Proverbs 10:17: He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

5) Without instruction, we are stupid (ouch!)

• Proverbs 12:1: Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.