Chapter Sixteen "Prolonging Life - Wisdom's Cry from Proverbs

CHAPTER 16

PROLONGING LIFE – WISDOM’S CRY FROM PROVERBS

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Here are a few proverbs to ponder which will appear throughout many of the chapters contained in this book.  Many times their direct quotation won’t be seen, but believe me, the ideas they expressed are in implied in my writings.   Paul

Prov. 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 prosperity.”

Prov. 3:16 (Wisdom) “LONG LIFE is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.”

Prov. 3:21-22 “My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight; they will be LIFE for you, an ornament to grace your neck.”

Prov. 4:4 “…Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands and you will LIVE.”

Prov. 4:10 “Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the YEARS OF YOUR LIFE WILL BE MANY.”

Prov. 4:13 “Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your LIFE.”

Prov. 4: 20-23 “My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.  Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are LIFE to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body.  Above all else, guard your heart, of it is the wellspring of LIFE.”

Prov. 6: 20-23 “My son, keep your father’s commands and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.  Bind them upon your heart forever; fasten them around your neck.  When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.  For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are THE WAY TO LIFE.”

Prov. 7:1-3 “My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you.  Keep my commands and you will LIVE; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.  Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.”

Prov. 9:6 “Leave your simple ways and you will LIVE; walk in the way of understanding.”

Prov. 9:11 “For through me your days will be many, and YEARS ADDED TO YOUR LIFE.”

Prov. 10:16 “The wages of the righteous bring them LIFE, but the income of the wicked bring them punishment.”

Prov. 10:17 “He who heeds discipline shows THE WAY TO LIFE, but whosoever ignores correction leads others astray.”

Prov. 10:27 “The fear of the Lord adds LENGTH TO LIFE, but the years of the wicked are cut short.”

Prov. 11:19 “The truly righteous man attains LIFE, but he who pursues evil goes to his death.”

Prov. 12:28 “In the way of righteousness there is LIFE; along that path is immortality.”

Prov. 13:3 “He who guards his lips guards his LIFE, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.”

Prov. 13:14 “The teaching of the wise is a fountain of LIFE, turning a man from the snares of death.”

Prov. 14:27 “The fear of the Lord is a fountain of LIFE, turning a man from the snares of death.”

Prov. 14:30 “A heart at peace gives LIFE to the body, but envy rots the bones.”

Prov. 15:4 “The tongue that brings healing is a tree of LIFE, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.”

Prov. 15:24 “The path of LIFE leads upward for the wise to keep him from going down to the grave.”