Becoming the Proverbs 1-30 Man [1]

Well, at a conference I went to a very amazing sister gave a very inspirational talk, and one of the things that spoke out to me was, "Men, do not expect a Proverbs 31 woman, until you become a Proverbs 1-30 man." So this got me thinking, and the best way to becoming the Proverbs 1-30 man is to... READ PROVERBS! So I switched gears from my devotions in the Gospels, to reading Proverbs and taking notes. So thank you females for reading this post, but be warned, it might not be all too relevant. 


So I only recently just started doing this so the format of this series, I am so excited, is going to be key verses from the chapter. (I do not like to over blog, so at most I will blog every other day, but don't expect that), and an explanation, and if there are any ladies that one must "watch out for", I will also include the verses and explanations.


1 v7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools^[c] despise wisdom and instruction.

1 v8

Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction
    and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. 

1 v10

My son, if sinful men entice you,
    do not give in to them. 

1 v19 (in reference to v11-18)

Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
    it takes away the life of those who get it.

1 v33

but whoever listens to me will live in safety 
    and be at ease, without fear of harm.”

OK, so in this chapter there are lots of warnings and rebukes, (I think generally in Proverbs there are a lot of warnings and rebuke, but also a lot of wisdom) So let us begin with the first verse. God is by far the most powerful, he is omnipotent and omniscient, meaning all powerful and all-knowing. So in our lives, the wisest decision one will ever make is to decide to follow Christ. That is one of the most important/crucial things to becoming the Proverbs 1-30 man! It is to follow Jesus and to fear the Lord! The next verse can be taken a few different ways, I look to it as obeying and following the authority that God has bestowed unto our parents. So the next important step is to listen, obey, and to love your parents. Even if our parents aren't ideal, still respect and obey them within God's laws. Do not follow the paths of the evil for it will not be good for you. Those who fall into deep sin usually have a hard time to get up from it, so don't even play with the fire and just flee from that path. The utmost important thing is to listen to God, God has things in store for us that we can't even imagine! Why would we even want to not listen to him?


So in order to become the Proverbs 1-30 Man:
Fear God
Listen/Honor Parents
Do not fall into temptations
Stay away from temptations
Listen to the Lord

I hope y'all enjoy this series as much as I do! :D