Transform The Wisdom of God Into Great WealthKing Solomon employed the wisdom of God to amass great wealth and abundance. A “Master Wealth Builder” and quite possibly the wisest, richest man who ever lived share his thoughts concerning how anyone can transform wisdom into wealth. During his youth and after acquiring the kingdom from his father King David, Solomon sought the wisdom of God to rule the people entrusted into his care. The biblical book of Proverbs outlines the most important 513 of the over 3,000 proverbs pondered by King Solomon, the master wealth builder. From this book he, along with others who were likely influenced by him, provides for us a simplified road map that has served all who would follow its guidance. Proverbs is a biblical book of comparisons between the most common images and life’s most profound truths. Solomon’s pithy sayings are simple, moral statements and illustrations that highlight fundamental realities about life in general. His sayings propose to inspire all mankind to contemplate and manifest from the formless into form. Solomon, inarguably a master wealth builder, from his youth sought the wisdom of God. Since he didn’t request riches, wealth, long life or an advantage over his enemies, he not only was granted great wealth but became world renown for the wisdom of God he freely shared. People traveled great distances just to experience the results of his wise counsel. Let’s journey back into time together and discover eternal truths from the Master Wealth Building Mentor. Proverbs 1:1-7 The one who is receptive to the wisdom of God will hear and increase learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel. Take heed and understand a proverb and an enigma the words of the wise and their riddles. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise the wisdom of God and His instruction. Proverbs 2:1-6, 10-11 Only then shall you understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. The LORD gives wisdom, from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. When the wisdom of God enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, discretion will preserve you and understanding will keep you, Proverbs 5:1-10 The lips of an immoral woman drip honey and her mouth is smoother than oil but in the end she is bitter and sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet travel the path towards death and her steps lay hold of damnation. Look away and refrain from pondering her path of life because her ways are unstable. Hear me now my children and do not depart from the words of my mouth. Remove your way far from the seductress and do not go near the door of her house so you won’t give away your honor to others and your years to the cruel one. It is best to avoid her snare unless someone else shall be filled with your wealth and the fruit of your labor is transferred to the house of a foreigner.
Proverbs 6:6-11 How long will you slumber and neglect work, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep ~ So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler and your need like an armed man. Proverbs 10:4-11 Blessings are on the head of the righteous but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. The memory of the righteous is blessed but the name of the wicked will disappear. The heart which embraces the wisdom of God eagerly receives His command but a prating fool will fall. He who walks with integrity walks securely. But he who perverts his ways will become known by all. The mouth of the righteous is a wellspring of life but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. Proverbs 11:1-3, 14, 28 The integrity of the upright will guide them but the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them. Where there is no counsel, the people fall but in the multitude of counselors there is safety. He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like foliage. Proverbs 12:11, 17-20, 26 There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword but the tongue of the wise promotes health. The truthful lip shall be established forever but a lying tongue is but for a moment. Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil but counselors of peace have joy. The righteous should choose friends carefully since the way of the wicked leads them astray. Proverbs 13:1-4, 11-12, 20-22 A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth but the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence. He who guards his mouth preserves his life but he who lacks restraint from talking so much shall experience life filled with destruction. The soul of a lazy man desires and has nothing but the soul of the diligent seeker and worker shall be made rich. Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished but those who accumulate wealth by labor will realize great increase. Hope deferred makes the heart sick but when the desire comes it is a tree of life. He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. Evil pursues sinners, But to the righteous, good shall be repaid. A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children but the wealth of the unfaithful steward is stored up for the righteous. Proverbs 16:18-26 He who takes heed of the wisdom of God will enjoy the goodness of life and whoever trusts in the LORD IS happy. The wise in heart will be called prudent and sweetness of the lips increases learning. Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it. The correction of fools is folly. The heart of the wise accepts being taught and adds learning to his lips. Pleasant words are like honeycomb sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. There is a way that seems right to a man but its end is the way of death. The person who labors does so because of an intense hunger to excel. She commits and continues to drives on. Proverbs 17:14-19 Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, since he has no heart for it? A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge, and becomes surety for his friend. He who loves transgression loves strife, and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction. Proverbs 18:9, 12-16, 20-22 He who answers a matter before he hears it, This is folly and shame to him. The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness, but who can bear a broken spirit? The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge, and the ear attentive to the wisdom of God seeks knowledge. Man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men. A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; From the produce of his lips he shall be filled. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD. Proverbs 19:8-16 A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies shall perish. Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes. The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger and his glory is to overlook a transgression. The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping. Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD. Laziness casts one into a deep sleep and an idle person will suffer hunger. He who keeps the commandment and observes the wisdom of God keeps his soul, But he who is careless of his ways will die.
Proverbs 20:1, 3-7, 10-14, 17-22, 24-29 It is honorable for a man to stop striving since any fool can start a quarrel. The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing. Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water but a man of understanding will draw it out. Most men will proclaim each his own goodness but who can find a faithful man? The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him. Diverse weights and diverse measures they are both alike, an abomination to the LORD. Even a child is known by his deeds, whether what he does is pure and right. The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The LORD has made them both. Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your Eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread. “It is good for nothing,” cries the buyer; But when he has gone his way, then he boasts. Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. Plans are established by counsel; By wise counsel wage war. He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips. Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in deep darkness. An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed at the end. Do not say, “I will recompense evil”; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you. A man’s steps are of the LORD; How then can a man understand his own way? It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy, and afterward to reconsider his vows. A king who exercises the wisdom of God sifts out the wicked and brings the threshing wheel over them. The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the inner depths of his heart. Mercy and truth preserve the king and by loving kindness he upholds his throne. The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is their gray head. Proverbs 21:1-6, 17, 25-26 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts. To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. A haughty look, a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked are sin. The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, but those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty. Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death. He who loves pleasure will be poor; He who loves wine and oil will not be rich. The desire of the lazy man kills him for his hands refuse to labor. He covets greedily all day long, but the righteous gives and does not spare. Proverbs 22:1, 9, 26-29 He who has a generous eye will be blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor. Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge, one of those who is surety for debts; If you have nothing with which to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you? Do not remove the ancient landmark which your fathers have set. Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men. Proverbs 23:1-9, 19-23 Do not overwork to be rich; because of your own understanding, cease! Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away like an eagle toward heaven. Do not eat the bread of a miser, nor desire his delicacies; For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. The morsel you have eaten, you will vomit up, and waste your pleasant words. Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of God in your words. Hear, my son, and be wise; and guide your heart in the way. Do not mix with winebibbers or with gluttonous eaters of meat; For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags. Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Buy the truth, and do not sell it, also wisdom and instruction and understanding. Proverbs 24:1-10, 30-34 The wisdom of God provides the blueprint for a house and it is built, by understanding it is established; By knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. A man who yields to the wisdom of God is strong, Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength; For by wise counsel you will wage your own war, and in a multitude of counselors there is safety. The Wisdom of God is too lofty for a fool; He does not open his mouth in the gate. He who plots to do evil will be called a schemer. The devising of foolishness is sinful and the scoffer is an abomination to men. If you faint in the day of adversity, Your strength is small. I went by the field of the lazy man and by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding; and there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone wall was broken down. When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction: A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest; So shall your poverty come like a prowler, and your need like an armed man. Proverbs 25:4-13, 26-28 Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of the great; For it is better that he say to you, “come up here,” Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen. Do not go hastily to court; for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor has put you to shame? Debate your case with your neighbor and do not disclose the secret to another; Lest he who hears it expose your shame and your reputation be ruined. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold Is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear. Like the cold of snow in time of harvest Is a faithful messenger to those who send him, For he refreshes the soul of his masters. A righteous man who falters before the wicked Is like a murky spring and a polluted well. It is not good to eat much honey; So to seek one’s own glory is not glory. Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls. Proverbs 26:13-16, 20, 27 The lazy man buries his hand in the bowl; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth. The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly. Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases. Whoever digs a pit will fall into it and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. Proverbs 27:1-2, 17-21, 23-27 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored. As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man. Hell and Destruction are never full as the eyes of men are never satisfied. The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold and a man is valued by what others say of him. Be diligent to know the status of your resources and attend to your valued possessions; For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations. When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in, the lambs will provide your clothing and the goats the price of a field; You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food, for the food of your household, And the nourishment of your maidservants. Proverbs 28:18-23 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread but he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough! A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished. Showing partiality is not good because for a piece of bread a man will transgress. A man with an evil eye hastens after riches and does not consider that poverty will come upon him. He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward Than he who flatters with the tongue. Proverbs 30:24-28
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