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THE PROVERBS With A New Translation by WILLIAM KELLY / BIBLE TRUTH PUBLISHERS / Bibles & Publications / Printed in U.S.A.
- Publisher : Bible Truth Publishers (January 1, 1971)
- Hardcover : 200 pages
- Item Weight : 1.01 pounds
Mr. Kelly was taken home at this point in his exposition of Proverbs.
Our esteemed brother in Christ, Mr. J. N. Darby, tells us in his "Synopsis of the Books of the Bible" that: "The Book of Proverbs gives us the application of that wisdom which created the heavens and the earth, to the details of life in this world of confusion and evil. This thought brings out the immensity of grace unfolded here. God deigns to supply His wisdom to the circumstances of our practical life, and to show us with His own intelligence, the consequences of all the ways in which man may walk. . . . It is a book that sets forth the path of prudence and of life; and that in connection with a wisdom which comes from God. ... The Book of Proverbs treats of this world, and of God's government, according to which man reaps that which he has sown."
We believe we are living in a day when the wisdom of this book is most needful. The tendency about us today is to challenge all authority, whether it be human or divine. Man would cast off all restrictions to the full gratification of his lusts and desires. We are nearing the time when the "lawless one" (2 Thess. 2:8) shall be revealed. How good then to know that God has given us in this book of Proverbs the definite principles that will keep us from becoming victims of this satanic spirit of insubordination, whether it be in relationship to God, to the government, to the assembly, or in the family. "The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death." Prov. 14:27. May we revert often to this treasury of truth as we journey through this perilous path of life, and let us ever remember that Christ is "the wisdom of God." (1 Cor. 1:24.)
