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Proverbs

Chapter 15
{Verses 1-5 are Tree of Life (doctrine) verses. See Revelation 2:7}
1~~ A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but harsh words stir up anger.

2~~ The tongue of the wise
makes doctrine/knowledge good,
but the mouth of a fool gushes folly.

3~~ The eyes of Jehovah/God
are everywhere {omniscience},
keeping watch on the evil and the good.

4~~ A soothing/healing tongue . . . {is}
a tree of life,
but perversion in it . . . {is}
the crushing of the spirit.

{Note: The soothing tongue is one that teaches doctrine. And, if the Word is distorted, then the spirit is crushed.}

{Antithetical Distich - Negative then Positive}
5~~A fool despises his father's discipline . . .
but he that regards correction shows prudent.

{Note: This verse is about 'teach-ability'. Authority and respect are in view and must be learned and exercised for everyone to concentrate on the teaching of the Word of God.}

{Emphasis: Either 'Details of Life' or the 'Wealth of Doctrine'}
6~~In the house of the righteous . . . {is}
much treasure . . .
but in the gain/revenue of the wicked
receives trouble/sorrow.
  {money is not evil - this is a verse of emphasis - it money is the
  first in your priorities of life, then your emphasis is wrong - God
  and His Word must be first - THEN you can appreciate those
  details that God gives you and, no problem if He takes them
  away}

{Note: The 'much treasure' in the house of the righteous is 'bible doctrine'/'divine viewpoint' - spiritual wealth. This is compared to the 'physical wealth' or 'details of life' which are things like 'money, success, pleasure, social life, friends, loved ones, sex, cars, houses, boats, etc.'. But the point of this verse is the 'wealth' of the unbeliever is not enjoyed. Instead it is a root of their problems in life.}

7~~The lips of the wise disseminate
knowledge . . .
but the heart/'right lobe' of the foolish
does not so.

{Note: The 'wise' is a spiritually mature believer with much doctrine circulating in his soul. Therefore, when he talks, he expresses divine viewpoint. He has a relaxed mental attitude. He does not give the 'doctrine of reconciliation' point by point . . . instead he is relaxed . . . not judging or maligning. He is demonstrating the results of doctrine in the soul. He disperses 'viewpoint of God terms' not 'doctrinal vocabulary terms'.}

{Verses 8-9: Talk Your Way into Trouble in Prayer}
{Ritual without Reality is Meaningless (and an abomination here)}
8~~The sacrifice of the wicked
is an abomination to Jehovah/God. . .
but the prayer of the upright
is His delight.

{Note: The 'sacrifice of the wicked' referred to carnal believers (or unbelievers) going through the ritual of making animal or food sacrifices to 'God' . . . when they are NOT in fellowship. In this day, there was a protocol for giving sacrifices. As with prayer in the Church Age, if this person gives sacrifices with mental attitude sins in their heart, this is an abomination to God - he needed to confess his sins to God first. The upright is the believer who habitually uses rebound to be cleansed from sin and is at that time in fellowship.}

9~~The Way of the wicked
is an abomination unto Jehovah/God . . .
but He loves him
who follows after righteousness.

{Note: The 'Way of the wicked' referred to believers (or unbelievers) that are carnal and not operating on the filling of God the Holy Spirit (in the Church Age). God loves those who study and understand His Way of Righteousness and applies that divine viewpoint to their life's experiences.}

10~~Correction is grievous unto him
that forsakes the Way . . .
and he who hates reproof
shall die.

{Note: The 'Way' is God's Righteous Way as made known to us through the study of the whole system of Bible doctrine. Doctrine is tough on ALL of us. Those who reject that correction will suffer for it. All suffering is designed for blessing and growth. But, if a believer is out of fellowship, then suffering is for discipline and will culminate in the 'sin unto death' if rebound is not used. Lack of rebound is the primary reason for the sin unto death.}

11~~The Grave {Sheol} and destruction . . . {are}
before Jehovah/God . . .
how much more than
the hearts/'right lobes' of the 'sons of Adam'/'children of men'?
  {means that you are thinking your way into trouble - mental
  attitude sins precede sins of the tongue and overt sins like murder
  and theft}

{Note: Sheol which is usually translated Hell, Sheol, or Hades, but it also means the grave. And Destruction refers to the removal of the rest of his life in time - he dies before the time God had allotted him because of his carnality.}

12~~A scorner loves not one who reproves him . . .
neither will He go unto the wise.

{Note: A scorner is a believer who rejects the simplest doctrines of grace - particularly rebound in view here. He does not love Bible Doctrine (from above - we see that Bible Doctrine is the one who reproves us all). Then he also will not go to spiritually mature people.}

{SideNote: God USES your brain. He uses your thinking. When you believe . . . then use rebound . . . then study and study and study, THEN the more God can use you. He produces divine good through you! It is HIS thinking and HIS glory (HE gets the credit for His own thinking).}

{Verses 13-18: Doctrine of Mental Attitude (Antithetical Distiches)}
13~~A 'right lobe with mental attitude happiness'/'merry heart'
produces/causes 'animation of face'/'a cheerful countenance' . . .
but "sorrow of the 'right lobe'/heart" the spirit {ruwach}
is broken.

{Note: Sameach means inner happiness - or mental attitude happiness. This is a soul occupied with God. The conscience is flowing with divine viewpoint from doctrine metabolized in the soul. So whether in prosperity or under testing, this mature believer continues to share the happiness that belongs to God. That inner happiness in the soul becomes obvious to anyone who sees their face - what you think is shown on your face. 'Sorrow of heart' is mental attitude sins and the self-induced misery that the sins bring. The human spirit is where doctrine is contained and the spirit is despondent and can not properly function without doctrine in it.}

{Positive then Negative Believer to Bible Doctrine (Antithetical Distich)}
14~~The heart/'right lobe' of him who has discernment . . .
keeps on craving knowledge . . .
but the mouth of fools
keeps feeding on foolishness.

{Note: A mature believer with doctrine strongly craves MORE doctrine. The more he knows the more he applies and the more he wants to know to be able to apply. Notice the believer with doctrine is said to have a heart or 'right lobe' but the believer without doctrine is said to have a MOUTH. His mouth is always moving, but he says nothing of value. The fool is not a low IQ person in Proverbs. He is one without divine viewpoint in his soul. So here the fool chases after the foolish. The immature believer feeds on the details of life instead of feeding on the Word.}

{Doctrine of 'One Day at a Time'/'Regard Every Day as Alike'}
15~~All the days of the afflicted
  {the believer minus doctrine}
are worthless/useless/evil {ra`} . . .
but he that is of a '{divine} good right lobe'/'good heart'
has a perpetual banquet.

{Note: The 'afflicted' here ties to the previous verse. He is the believer with no doctrine in his soul - what Proverb's refers to as a 'fool'. He seeks to find his happiness in the details of life. But without doctrine he has no capacity for true happiness and is miserable no matter what details he has or does not have. He does not know what 'sin' really is, so he constantly is sinning - judging, maligning, jealousy, etc.}

{Note: Per Romans 14:5-6, the believer oriented to the plan of God has the dynamics of bible doctrine every day - they have inner happiness every day. Emotional types get 'high' on holidays and then crash. Doctrinal types are happy everyday and depression is avoided - this only is possible with much doctrine in the soul. This also means that every day is to be treated the SAME. The standard for Sunday is the same as the standard for every other day - EVERY DAY is a gracious gift from the Lord and should be treated the same. Every day should have meals. Every day should have sleep. Every day should have bible study. Every day should have prayer (with habitual rebound whenever you sin). Sunday is a day to rest from employment/work - but otherwise it is the same as the other days - a gift from God to be enjoyed. And, if your employment requires you to take off Friday and work on Sunday, then no problem. The principle is to be sure to rest one day of seven for your health.}

{Mental Attitude and Occupation with Christ (Comparative Distich)}
16~~Better . . . {is} little . . .
with 'Occupation with Christ/'respect of Jehovah/God' . . .
than great wealth/treasure . . .
with 'confusion in the soul'/misery/trouble.

{Note: The phrase 'fear of the Lord' would be better translated 'Occupation with Christ'. yir'ah, translated "fear", means to be very much in awe of someone or something. With God, it means to be so positive toward Him and His Word, that He is first in your life. He is constantly in your thoughts. You rebound habitually thereby remaining in fellowship a good portion of the time. The 'little' here refers to having little of the details of life - money, sex, friendship, success, pleasure, loved ones, health, materialistic things, status symbols, etc. And, 'wealth' here refers again to those details - here without the capacity to truly enjoy those details (no doctrine in the soul). The idea is to concentrate on God instead of riches. Then you will be happy with the details or without the details. m@huwmah is an ana-poetic (sp) word (means like it sounds) - it means mental confusion, trouble and misery.}

{Comparative Distich}
17~~Better . . .
a 'vegetable plate'/'dish of cabbage' . . . where love is . . .
than a fine steak . . . with hatred.

{Note: 'Ahabah is a Hebrew word for love and sin'ah is the word for hatred.}

18~~A wrathful man stirs up strife {garah} . . .
but . . . {he who is} slow to anger . . .
is caused to relax under pressure/strife.

{Note: A 'wrathful man' in Proverbs is used as the example of any believer with mental attitude sins. Here anger is involved, but it can also be bitterness, arrogance, pride, jealousy, envy, vindictiveness, etc. And, it means you are full of self-induced misery and every Way he turns he runs into a hedge of thorns. One who is slow to anger is a believer with a RMA. He understands the importance of leaving personal disputes in the hands of the Lord. He walks right on by the angry man snapping his teeth at him - and he avoids this hedge of thorns.}

19~~The Way of the slothful . . . {man is}
as an hedge of thorns
but the Way of the Righteous . . .
{is} 'a well engineered road in bad country' {calal}.

{Note: The 'slothful man' is one who lacks self-discipline. It comes to mean the believer who rejects bible doctrine. In the vacuum left by lack of doctrine comes 'false doctrine', human viewpoint, 'opinions of the world'. He does not have the doctrine to resist, so in flows the mental attitude sins and the resultant self-induced misery. He is miserable, constantly disciplined by God, and is a hedge of thorns to all whom he meets.}

{Note: So the way through life of the man without doctrine is constantly walking into a hedge of thorns. But the Way of the righteous describes how a believer takes in doctrine, learns His Ways and applies those doctrines to their life - and it is as if you have discovered a very well built road and your walk through the Devil's world is better.}

Continued