Proverbs: Quick Summary
Jun. 17th, 2011 03:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
csberryThis is a collection of quick bits of advice and wisdom. Tradition (and the text) state that most of what is in Proverbs was wisdom from Solomon. As I was making my way through Proverbs, I found myself wondering "how many different ways will this book essentially say 'wisdom is good, foolishness is bad' and 'following God is good, and not is bad'." Then, as I progressed, I recognized some as near exact copies:
16:2 - "All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirit."
AND
21:2 - "Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart."
The repetition of thought and the near repetition of wording mentally wore me down a little bit. I had several times where I was interrupted in my reading and took a while to find where I left off because each verse seemed so similar to what I had already read before.
At the same time, I could see King Solomon sitting on his throne providing wisdom to those that visited him. Occasionally, Solomon is pleased with the advice he gives and tells a scribe by his side to document what he just said. I'd imagine the problems of those that visited him would be repetitious or basically boil down to only a few core issues and that explains the redundancy of this book's contents.
16:2 - "All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirit."
AND
21:2 - "Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart."
The repetition of thought and the near repetition of wording mentally wore me down a little bit. I had several times where I was interrupted in my reading and took a while to find where I left off because each verse seemed so similar to what I had already read before.
At the same time, I could see King Solomon sitting on his throne providing wisdom to those that visited him. Occasionally, Solomon is pleased with the advice he gives and tells a scribe by his side to document what he just said. I'd imagine the problems of those that visited him would be repetitious or basically boil down to only a few core issues and that explains the redundancy of this book's contents.
