373. These Seven Things the Lord Hates - September 6, 2023

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 6. I will then break Proverb 6 down into five sections: verses 1-5 (called Dangerous Promises) - these verses talk of the mistake of co-signing for a loan for someone you do not know very well. You should do all you can to get out of that obligation; verses 6-11 (The Folly of Indolence) - this is another word for being lazy. Friends, if you have responsibilities and people look to you for finances, you cannot be this way. You need to get a job and earn money to handle the responsibilitiesthat you have; verses 12-15 (the Wicked Man) - be careful who you associate with and who you seek counsel from. Before you entrust people with your problems and deep secrets make sure that you know them well and that they can be trusted; verses 16-19 (The Seven things the Lord hates) - Friends, we need to be aware of these. Whenever there is a list in the Bible like this, the importance of the passage is actually in reverse order - so the thing God hates more than anything is sowing discord among the brother (we know this as gossip - talking about people behind their backs). verses 20-35 (the perils of adultery - notice how many verses are assigned to this topic). Verse 26 states: For by means of a harlot A man is reduced to a crust of break; And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life. Call to Action: Ask God if you are having issues with any of these five areas and - if you are - pray that God would give you wisdom for how to deal with the situation and improve it.