Proverbs / Wisdom for Life – Week 1 – The Pursuit of Happiness

Proverbs / Wisdom for Life – Week 1 – The Pursuit of Happiness

Proverbs 3:5-8; 13

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
    and do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
    and he will make straight your paths.
7 Be not wise in your own eyes;
    fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
8 It will be healing to your flesh[a]
    and refreshment[b] to your bones.

Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom

13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,
    and the one who gets understanding,

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:8 Hebrew navel
  2. Proverbs 3:8 Or medicine

TRUE WISDOM literature classics:
o The Christian Life – Sinclair Ferguson
o How Long Oh Lord – D. A. Carson
o Gospel according to Jesus – John MacArthur
o Holiness – J.C. Ryle
o Knowing God – J.I. Packer
o Concise Theology – J.I. Packer
o Knowledge of the Holy – A.W. Tozer
o Saved by grace – Anthony A. Hoekema
o Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood – John Piper and Wayne Grudem
o The Legacy of Sovereign Joy – John Piper
o Desiring God – John Piper
o The Pilgrims Progress – John Bunyan
o The Prodigal God – Tim Keller
o Prayer – Tim Keller
o Chosen by God – R.C. Sproul
o The Holiness of God – R.C. Sproul
o The Death of Death in the Death of Christ – John Owen