February 20, 2010 Lesson 4 of Proverbs 6 and 7

V1-5 give warning against foolish financial commitments and pledges. What other warnings are given in these chapters? Answer: I see warning against being a sluggard, gossip, haughty (arrogant) eyes, lying, hurting others (shed blood), those who “devises wicked schemes,” those who react rashly, false witness, those who stir up dissension, and adultery. In what forms do the sins spoken of here manifest themselves at the present day? Answer: Probably too many ways to count. The sluggard is the person who expects everyone to give them what they need with out working for it (i.e. welfare) when they actually can get up and work for it. Those sitting on capitol hill who think that we as Americans can’t make our own decisions. Those of us who run around trying to spend more time talking about others than worry about our own problems. Test your life in light of 6:16-19.