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NOTES for Pro 2:1-22

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1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
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At the beginning of the fast, the Church calls us, in the words of the Proverbs of Solomon, to “call out for knowledge and raise our voice for understanding.” Over the course of the fast we are to read all four Gospels. By reading the Gospel, we become attentive to wisdom and incline our heart to reflection, as today’s reading from Proverbs says. And by reading the Bible we also restore once again to our memory everything connected with the history of this world. It is as though we contemplate anew the history of creation, the history of expectation for Christ’s coming, and the prophet’s call to repentance. Sunday, which is the seventh day of the week, is best devoted during the fast to attending church and receiving Communion together. Fervent prayer and weekly Communion will certainly bear fruit, whether we stand or fall on our personal path through the fast. Through Communion we receive strength for prayer and for following Christ, through the remembrance of the Cross and His sacrifice for us.

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For Pro 2:1-22
1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
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Yes, the fear of the Lord lies at the beginning of wisdom, but wisdom also leads to the fear of the Lord and, through it, to the knowledge of God...  Read more

Yes, the fear of the Lord lies at the beginning of wisdom, but wisdom also leads to the fear of the Lord and, through it, to the knowledge of God. This might seem to close a circle, but in fact it is precisely through this interconnection that we can escape the circular race of constantly sinking into familiar everyday sins, great and small, and set out on the path that leads to God and therefore to freedom from the power of evil. Wisdom is not a quantitative collection of knowledge; it is an attitude toward life that is qualitatively deeper than our usual everyday view of things. Once it enters the heart, wisdom is capable of transforming a person.

Surely the parable that advises us to beware of another man's wife warns against more than just marital infidelity. It is by no means accidental that unfaithfulness to God is compared with adultery. “Whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much” (Luke 16:10).

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For Pro 2:1-9
1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
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"If you call upon knowledge and cry out for understanding, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God." At first glance, reason and the fear of the Lord seem like completely unrelated things!  Read more

"If you call upon knowledge and cry out for understanding, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God." At first glance, reason and the fear of the Lord seem like completely unrelated things! But the author of Proverbs believes that it is impossible to find knowledge without the fear of the Lord. What is this mysterious fear?

Of course, it is not what we usually mean by the word "fear": not the fear that enslaves and paralyzes. The fear of the Lord is a special attitude toward God. The closest word in meaning is probably "reverence." Knowledge of God is impossible without rightly relating ourselves to him. If we sense who we are and who he is, we will sense this very fear: awe before immeasurable greatness. But if we try to relate to God "as equals," we will hardly see or know anything beyond the end of our nose.

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