The LORD detests the use of dishonest scales,
but he delights in accurate weights.
Pride leads to disgrace,
but with humility comes wisdom.
Honesty guides good people;
dishonesty destroys treacherous people.

Proverbs 11:1-3

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding,
Proverbs 3:13 (ESV)

• Proverbs is a book of Wisdom Literature. 
• It is also known as one of the five books of poetry. 
• This is ancient Hebrew poetry…not rhyme, but thoughts expressed in parallelism. 
• “In Psalms we find Christians on their knees, 
  In Proverbs we find Christians on their feet. 
  The Psalms are for the Christian’s devotions. 
  The Proverbs are for the Christian’s walk. 
  The Psalms are for the closet of prayer. 
  The Proverbs are for the business place, home, and playground.” - Dr. Henrietta Mears
• The book is primarily written by King Solomon. 
• It is full of knowledge about living in a way that is good. 
• The wisdom that is expressed throughout the book is directly extracted from the wisdom of God. 
• Proverbs is accessible. 
• Proverbs is practical. 
• Godliness is practical.
• We find our duty to God. 
• We find our duty to our neighbors. 
• We find the contrast of wisdom and folly. 
• We find godly wisdom, but not a formula to follow with a guaranteed end result. 
• We learn to view wisdom and wise living in light of the ultimate life-giving source, God. 

Live with wisdom. Follow the guidelines.