Believers Church Of Sylvania

(Proverbs 2:11-12 NLT) Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe. Wisdom will save you ...

(Proverbs 4:7 NLT) Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.

(Proverbs 10:14 NLT) Wise people treasure knowledge, but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.

(Proverbs 26:12 NIV) Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

1. The simple.

(Proverbs 7:7 NIV) I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense.

The last person you need advice from is ... You.

• The remedy is time.

2. The fool.

(Proverbs 10:23 NLT) Doing wrong is fun for a fool,...

(Proverbs 13:20 NLT) Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.

• The Remedy is tragedy.

God doesn't create tragedy, but He will use it to teach us something.

3. The mocker.

They mock people who choose they right way.

• The Remedy is God.

4. The Wise.

(Proverbs 9:9 NLT) Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more.

(Proverbs 9:10 NIV) The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Your perspective of God determines how you relate to him.

• God is awesome

(Psalm 33:8 NLT) Let the whole world fear the LORD, and let everyone stand in awe of him.


You don't want to serve a God that fits between your ears.

(Isaiah 40:28 NIV) Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, ... his understanding no one can fathom.

• God is Holy.

(Psalm 99:5 NLT) Exalt the LORD our God! Bow low before his feet, for he is holy!

(Hebrews 12:28 NLT) Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a devouring fire.

3. God is right.

(Psalm 19:8, 11 NIV) The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes..... By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

• Just because I can't explain how, doesn't prove the Bible wrong ... just proves we need more wisdom.

Wisdom not only makes life better, it brings you closer to One who gave it to you.