Text: Proverbs1:20-33 Wisdom’s Word to Us -- Proverbs 1:20-23 The Effort She shouts She lifts her voice She cries out She utters her sayings The Audience The Ignorant The Scoffers The Haters The Invitation Repent at my rebuke! (NIV) Turn to my reproof (NASB) Repent / Listen Accept Correction The Benefit I will pour out my spirit on you I will make my words known to you Wisdom Forsaken -- Proverbs 1:24-25 Refusal to hear: Like a child covering their ears Refusal to pay at

The Wise Parent (and their children) Text: Proverbs 1:8-9 The parental plea to be heard “Hear, my son, your father’s instruction.” WISDOM: Being heard is a result of an established caring relationship If you want to have others listen to you, start by listening to them Seek first to understand, then be understood - Steven Covey Instruction is: A means to inform someone of previously unlearned information A means to correct a misapplication or misunderstan

Text: Proverbs 1:1-7 The book of Proverbs is a collection of sayings primarily attributed to Solomon, though material attributed to other wise men is also included. For instance, Proverbs 30 is titled as the Words of Agur, and Chapter 31 is attributed to King Lemuel. So, Solomon should not be considered the official author of the book of Proverbs. In fact. we are given some insight into this collection of wisdom in Proverbs 25:1 which says, “that these also are proverbs of So