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1 | Educational guarantee for life and godli | Prov 22:6 | mark d seyler | 183498 | ||
Hi Finder, We call this book Proverbs because that is what they are called in the first verse. These are sayings, an alternate translations might be parables. They are not promises. If we read these as a book of promises, we have a bigger problem then just that one verse. There are many that are not exactly true in every instance. But this isn't a problem with the Book of Proverbs, its with how we understand the Book of Proverbs. Probibly the simplest way I've heard it expresses is that these are not promises, they are probibilities. No matter whether you agree with this or not, the thing to do would be to determine whether or not these sayings are intended to be received as promises, or wise sayings to be heeded because the will lead you along the path of living a better life. My two cents worth, anyway. Love in Christ, Mark |
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2 | Educational guarantee for life and godli | Prov 22:6 | mark d seyler | 183786 | ||
Cutting back from 2 cents to one and a half cent: On second thought, I think expressing the Proverbs as probabilities doesn't actually do justice to what is intended by God. Love in Christ, mark |
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