All Mortals Ending Up at the Morgue Were Delusional and Unilluminated

[Infallible Arbiter]

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

 

[norwegen]

You're going to end up in a morgue some day.

Although I suspect you'll end up eaten by a pack of poodles.

 

[Infallible Arbiter]

You're going to end up in a morgue some day.

Although I suspect you'll end up eaten by a pack of poodles.

Oh look, another mediocre manifestation of the Dragon Beast and False Prophet.

 

[The Irish Ram]

Ending up in the morgue is unavoidable. It is appointed to all men. All. What we need to avoid is the second death...
Did Billy Graham not die? Did Paul not die? Did Emanuel not die? They all knew God and the Light and all.
Hebrews 9:27 It is appointed for men once to die...

 

[Infallible Arbiter]

Ending up in the morgue is unavoidable. It is appointed to all men. All. What we need to avoid is the second death...
Did Billy Graham not die? Did Paul not die? Did Emanuel not die? They all knew God and the Light and all.
Hebrews 9:27 It is appointed for men once to die...

Ever notice those quoting Heb 9:27 never read the next verse?
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

Like Jesus said in John 8:51 He that keeps my sayings shall NEVER see death.

You have the Second Death wrong too. Most everyone does.

 

[ding]

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

Proverbs is an anthology of collections of sayings and instructions. Many of the sayings and perhaps some instructions were composed in the monarchic period (late eleventh to the early sixth centuries). Editing of the whole book was done in the early postexilic period, in the view of most scholars; at that time chaps. 1–9 would have been added as the introduction. Whether the material originated among royal scribes (as 25:1 seems to suggest) imitating common literary genres, or whether it arose among tribal elders inculcating traditional ways, is disputed. The origin of the material, however, need not be imagined in an either/or scenario. Folk wisdom and observations could surely have been elaborated and re-expressed by learned scribes: “What oft was thought but ne’er so well expressed” (Alexander Pope). There can be no doubt, however, that Proverbs is sophisticated literature by talented writers, winning readers with its compelling portrait of wisdom and inviting them to see life afresh, “wisely,” through its wit, originality, and shrewd observation.

The primary purpose of the book is to teach wisdom, not only to the young and inexperienced (1:2–4) but also to the advanced (1:5–6). Wisdom in the ancient Near East was not theoretical knowledge but practical expertise. Jewelers who cut precious stones were wise; kings who made their dominion peaceful and prosperous were wise. One could be wise in daily life, too, in knowing how to live successfully (having a prosperous household and living a long and healthy life) and without trouble in God’s universe. Ultimately wisdom, or “sound guidance” (1:5), aims at the formation of character.

In the ancient Near East, people assumed that wisdom belonged to the gods, who were wise by reason of their divinity; human beings needed to have wisdom granted them by the gods. Creation accounts of neighboring cultures depict creation in two stages. In the first stage, human beings lived an animal-like existence, without clothes, writing, or kingship (proper governance). Over time, the gods came to realize that such a low grade of existence made the human race inadequate as their servants, so they endowed the race with “wisdom,” which consisted of culture (e.g., kingship) and crafts (e.g., knowledge of farming, ability to weave). Such wisdom elevated the race to a “human” level and made them effective servants of the gods. Furthermore, divine wisdom was mediated to human beings through earthly institutions—the king, scribes (who produced wise writings), and heads of families (fathers, sometimes mothers). These traditional mediators appear in Proverbs: the book is credited to King Solomon, and kings are respectfully mentioned as pillars of society (e.g., 16:12–15); writings are a source of wisdom (1:1–7); the father instructing his son is the major paradigm of teaching. Proverbs differs, however, from other wisdom books in concentrating on wisdom itself, treating it as a virtually independent entity and personifying it as an attractive woman. Other books urge readers to perform wise acts, but Proverbs urges them to seek wisdom itself and portrays wisdom as a woman seeking human beings as disciples and companions.

Chapters 1–9 introduce the book, drawing attention to wisdom itself and its inherent value rather than exhorting to particular wise actions. The chapters personify wisdom as a woman and draw an extended analogy between finding a wife, or founding and maintaining a house(hold), and finding wisdom. The collections following chap. 9 consist largely of independent, two-line sayings, yielding their often indirect or paradoxical meaning only to readers willing to ponder them. To reflect on the sayings is perhaps what chaps. 1–9 mean by living with Wisdom and dwelling in her house.

The Book of Proverbs can make an important contribution to Christians and Jews today. First, it places the pursuit of wisdom over the performance of individual wise acts. To seek wisdom above all things is a fundamental option and a way of life. Second, it portrays the quest as filled with obstacles. There are men and women who offer a substitute for the real thing; discernment is required. Third, the book teaches that acquiring wisdom is both a human task and a divine gift. One can make oneself ready to receive by discipline, but one cannot take so divine a gift. Fourth, wisdom is in the world but it is not obvious to people entirely caught up with daily activities. The instructions and the aphorisms of the book can free the mind to see new things. Christians will see in personified Wisdom aspects of Jesus Christ, who they believe is divine wisdom sent to give human beings true and full life. Yet there is a universal dimension to Proverbs, for in its attention to human experience it creates a link to all people of good will.

The genres and themes of Proverbs continued on in Sirach, Wisdom of Solomon, and the later Pirqe Abot (The Sayings of the Fathers), a treatise in the Mishnah, which became the object of commentary in Abot de Rabbi Nathan. The New Testament saw Jesus as a wisdom teacher and employed the tradition of personified wisdom of chaps. 2 and 8 to express his incarnation. The Letter of James is an instruction resembling those in Proverbs. Wisdom traditions influenced the Gospels of Matthew and Luke through a common source (see, e.g., Mt 11:25–27 and Lk 10:21–22, which seem to derive their father-son language, at least in part, from the parental language of Proverbs). The Gospel of John regards Jesus as incarnate wisdom descended from on high to offer human beings life and truth and make disciples of them, a view largely reflected in Proverbs 1–9. In later Judaism, Hebrew ethical wills, in which parents hand on to their children their wisdom, borrowed from the genre of instruction.

The original audience of the instructions and sayings seems to have been male. The father addresses his son, marriage is finding a wife, success often is serving the king or farming effectively. The book itself, however, expands the traditional audience of youths (1:4) to include older, more experienced, people (1:5). It broadens the father-son language by mentioning the mother, and incorporates sayings on human experience generally. The father teaching his son becomes a model for anyone teaching a way of life to another person. The canonical process furthered such inclusiveness, for Proverbs was made part of the Bible that addresses all Israel.

 

[Colin norris]

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

What a load of crap.
You not anyone else can predict the demise of others and certainly not predict their destination after death. How arrogant of you godbotherers.
You are relentless with predicting punishment for atheists. You are paranoid about them while clearly it is the Jesus junkies who pose the greatest threat to society.

 

[Infallible Arbiter]

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

What a load of crap.
You not anyone else can predict the demise of others and certainly not predict their destination after death. How arrogant of you godbotherers.
You are relentless with predicting punishment for atheists. You are paranoid about them while clearly it is the Jesus junkies who pose the greatest threat to society.

It's obvious you're wallowing in the swill of the dense darkness of hell. The Word of God locates the true nature of who you are, yet you persist in your mortal brain rot.
Let me remind you, mere mortal, the following is what you called a load of crap - isolate why don't you.

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

 

[Infallible Arbiter]

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

Proverbs is an anthology of collections of sayings and instructions. Many of the sayings and perhaps some instructions were composed in the monarchic period (late eleventh to the early sixth centuries). Editing of the whole book was done in the early postexilic period, in the view of most scholars; at that time chaps. 1–9 would have been added as the introduction. Whether the material originated among royal scribes (as 25:1 seems to suggest) imitating common literary genres, or whether it arose among tribal elders inculcating traditional ways, is disputed. The origin of the material, however, need not be imagined in an either/or scenario. Folk wisdom and observations could surely have been elaborated and re-expressed by learned scribes: “What oft was thought but ne’er so well expressed” (Alexander Pope). There can be no doubt, however, that Proverbs is sophisticated literature by talented writers, winning readers with its compelling portrait of wisdom and inviting them to see life afresh, “wisely,” through its wit, originality, and shrewd observation.

The primary purpose of the book is to teach wisdom, not only to the young and inexperienced (1:2–4) but also to the advanced (1:5–6). Wisdom in the ancient Near East was not theoretical knowledge but practical expertise. Jewelers who cut precious stones were wise; kings who made their dominion peaceful and prosperous were wise. One could be wise in daily life, too, in knowing how to live successfully (having a prosperous household and living a long and healthy life) and without trouble in God’s universe. Ultimately wisdom, or “sound guidance” (1:5), aims at the formation of character.

In the ancient Near East, people assumed that wisdom belonged to the gods, who were wise by reason of their divinity; human beings needed to have wisdom granted them by the gods. Creation accounts of neighboring cultures depict creation in two stages. In the first stage, human beings lived an animal-like existence, without clothes, writing, or kingship (proper governance). Over time, the gods came to realize that such a low grade of existence made the human race inadequate as their servants, so they endowed the race with “wisdom,” which consisted of culture (e.g., kingship) and crafts (e.g., knowledge of farming, ability to weave). Such wisdom elevated the race to a “human” level and made them effective servants of the gods. Furthermore, divine wisdom was mediated to human beings through earthly institutions—the king, scribes (who produced wise writings), and heads of families (fathers, sometimes mothers). These traditional mediators appear in Proverbs: the book is credited to King Solomon, and kings are respectfully mentioned as pillars of society (e.g., 16:12–15); writings are a source of wisdom (1:1–7); the father instructing his son is the major paradigm of teaching. Proverbs differs, however, from other wisdom books in concentrating on wisdom itself, treating it as a virtually independent entity and personifying it as an attractive woman. Other books urge readers to perform wise acts, but Proverbs urges them to seek wisdom itself and portrays wisdom as a woman seeking human beings as disciples and companions.

Chapters 1–9 introduce the book, drawing attention to wisdom itself and its inherent value rather than exhorting to particular wise actions. The chapters personify wisdom as a woman and draw an extended analogy between finding a wife, or founding and maintaining a house(hold), and finding wisdom. The collections following chap. 9 consist largely of independent, two-line sayings, yielding their often indirect or paradoxical meaning only to readers willing to ponder them. To reflect on the sayings is perhaps what chaps. 1–9 mean by living with Wisdom and dwelling in her house.

The Book of Proverbs can make an important contribution to Christians and Jews today. First, it places the pursuit of wisdom over the performance of individual wise acts. To seek wisdom above all things is a fundamental option and a way of life. Second, it portrays the quest as filled with obstacles. There are men and women who offer a substitute for the real thing; discernment is required. Third, the book teaches that acquiring wisdom is both a human task and a divine gift. One can make oneself ready to receive by discipline, but one cannot take so divine a gift. Fourth, wisdom is in the world but it is not obvious to people entirely caught up with daily activities. The instructions and the aphorisms of the book can free the mind to see new things. Christians will see in personified Wisdom aspects of Jesus Christ, who they believe is divine wisdom sent to give human beings true and full life. Yet there is a universal dimension to Proverbs, for in its attention to human experience it creates a link to all people of good will.

The genres and themes of Proverbs continued on in Sirach, Wisdom of Solomon, and the later Pirqe Abot (The Sayings of the Fathers), a treatise in the Mishnah, which became the object of commentary in Abot de Rabbi Nathan. The New Testament saw Jesus as a wisdom teacher and employed the tradition of personified wisdom of chaps. 2 and 8 to express his incarnation. The Letter of James is an instruction resembling those in Proverbs. Wisdom traditions influenced the Gospels of Matthew and Luke through a common source (see, e.g., Mt 11:25–27 and Lk 10:21–22, which seem to derive their father-son language, at least in part, from the parental language of Proverbs). The Gospel of John regards Jesus as incarnate wisdom descended from on high to offer human beings life and truth and make disciples of them, a view largely reflected in Proverbs 1–9. In later Judaism, Hebrew ethical wills, in which parents hand on to their children their wisdom, borrowed from the genre of instruction.

The original audience of the instructions and sayings seems to have been male. The father addresses his son, marriage is finding a wife, success often is serving the king or farming effectively. The book itself, however, expands the traditional audience of youths (1:4) to include older, more experienced, people (1:5). It broadens the father-son language by mentioning the mother, and incorporates sayings on human experience generally. The father teaching his son becomes a model for anyone teaching a way of life to another person. The canonical process furthered such inclusiveness, for Proverbs was made part of the Bible that addresses all Israel.

now you know why churches and most all christians are lifeless

 

[Colin norris]

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

What a load of crap.
You not anyone else can predict the demise of others and certainly not predict their destination after death. How arrogant of you godbotherers.
You are relentless with predicting punishment for atheists. You are paranoid about them while clearly it is the Jesus junkies who pose the greatest threat to society.

It's obvious you're wallowing in the swill of the dense darkness of hell. The Word of God locates the true nature of who you are, yet you persist in your mortal brain rot.
Let me remind you, mere mortal, the following is what you called a load of crap - isolate why don't you.

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

Let ME remind you mere mortal.
You believe in a god that has never been seen or heard. You believe in immaculate conception and virgin births, talking snakes and resurrections plus dead men walking. You arrogantly believe you will attain eternity as a reward for the above beliefs but simultaneously through religious hatred predict the destination and demise of others who don't believe.
You also believe there is some ridiculous devil waiting to torture me eternally.
Yet it's me who needs to accept reality???
You and your God are so hypocritical and merciful. You indoctrinate little kids with all the above lies and threaten them with sin and hell for disobedience but insist they love your God in return.
How does that work you idiot?

Keep replying and I'll destroy you and your filthy religion permanently.

 

[Infallible Arbiter]

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

What a load of crap.
You not anyone else can predict the demise of others and certainly not predict their destination after death. How arrogant of you godbotherers.
You are relentless with predicting punishment for atheists. You are paranoid about them while clearly it is the Jesus junkies who pose the greatest threat to society.

It's obvious you're wallowing in the swill of the dense darkness of hell. The Word of God locates the true nature of who you are, yet you persist in your mortal brain rot.
Let me remind you, mere mortal, the following is what you called a load of crap - isolate why don't you.

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

Let ME remind you mere mortal.
You believe in a god that has never been seen or heard. You believe in immaculate conception and virgin births, talking snakes and resurrections plus dead men walking. You arrogantly believe you will attain eternity as a reward for the above beliefs but simultaneously through religious hatred predict the destination and demise of others who don't believe.
You also believe there is some ridiculous devil waiting to torture me eternally.
Yet it's me who needs to accept reality???
You and your God are so hypocritical and merciful. You indoctrinate little kids with all the above lies and threaten them with sin and hell for disobedience but insist they love your God in return.
How does that work you idiot?

Keep replying and I'll destroy you and your filthy religion permanently.

another idiot announcing it's idiocy

 

[Colin norris]

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

What a load of crap.
You not anyone else can predict the demise of others and certainly not predict their destination after death. How arrogant of you godbotherers.
You are relentless with predicting punishment for atheists. You are paranoid about them while clearly it is the Jesus junkies who pose the greatest threat to society.

It's obvious you're wallowing in the swill of the dense darkness of hell. The Word of God locates the true nature of who you are, yet you persist in your mortal brain rot.
Let me remind you, mere mortal, the following is what you called a load of crap - isolate why don't you.

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

Let ME remind you mere mortal.
You believe in a god that has never been seen or heard. You believe in immaculate conception and virgin births, talking snakes and resurrections plus dead men walking. You arrogantly believe you will attain eternity as a reward for the above beliefs but simultaneously through religious hatred predict the destination and demise of others who don't believe.
You also believe there is some ridiculous devil waiting to torture me eternally.
Yet it's me who needs to accept reality???
You and your God are so hypocritical and merciful. You indoctrinate little kids with all the above lies and threaten them with sin and hell for disobedience but insist they love your God in return.
How does that work you idiot?

Keep replying and I'll destroy you and your filthy religion permanently.

another idiot announcing it's idiocy

Really? You failed to refute one statement because you can't.
You arrogant godbotherers cannot tolerate being challenged because you have nothing to defend. Just pure faith. Then you call me an idiot.
Instead of displaying you idiocy, say nothing. Its s better image for you.

 

[Infallible Arbiter]

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

What a load of crap.
You not anyone else can predict the demise of others and certainly not predict their destination after death. How arrogant of you godbotherers.
You are relentless with predicting punishment for atheists. You are paranoid about them while clearly it is the Jesus junkies who pose the greatest threat to society.

It's obvious you're wallowing in the swill of the dense darkness of hell. The Word of God locates the true nature of who you are, yet you persist in your mortal brain rot.
Let me remind you, mere mortal, the following is what you called a load of crap - isolate why don't you.

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

Let ME remind you mere mortal.
You believe in a god that has never been seen or heard. You believe in immaculate conception and virgin births, talking snakes and resurrections plus dead men walking. You arrogantly believe you will attain eternity as a reward for the above beliefs but simultaneously through religious hatred predict the destination and demise of others who don't believe.
You also believe there is some ridiculous devil waiting to torture me eternally.
Yet it's me who needs to accept reality???
You and your God are so hypocritical and merciful. You indoctrinate little kids with all the above lies and threaten them with sin and hell for disobedience but insist they love your God in return.
How does that work you idiot?

Keep replying and I'll destroy you and your filthy religion permanently.

another idiot announcing it's idiocy

Really? You failed to refute one statement because you can't.
You arrogant godbotherers cannot tolerate being challenged because you have nothing to defend. Just pure faith. Then you call me an idiot.
Instead of displaying you idiocy, say nothing. Its s better image for you.

Your darkness is your issue, not mine.
Everything is happening for a reason and his name is Jesus Christ.
Yup, the Alpha and Omega controls Yin and Yang and Cause and Effect.

Makes me hungry for some milk and oreo's

 

[Infallible Arbiter]

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

Proverbs is an anthology of collections of sayings and instructions. Many of the sayings and perhaps some instructions were composed in the monarchic period (late eleventh to the early sixth centuries). Editing of the whole book was done in the early postexilic period, in the view of most scholars; at that time chaps. 1–9 would have been added as the introduction. Whether the material originated among royal scribes (as 25:1 seems to suggest) imitating common literary genres, or whether it arose among tribal elders inculcating traditional ways, is disputed. The origin of the material, however, need not be imagined in an either/or scenario. Folk wisdom and observations could surely have been elaborated and re-expressed by learned scribes: “What oft was thought but ne’er so well expressed” (Alexander Pope). There can be no doubt, however, that Proverbs is sophisticated literature by talented writers, winning readers with its compelling portrait of wisdom and inviting them to see life afresh, “wisely,” through its wit, originality, and shrewd observation.

The primary purpose of the book is to teach wisdom, not only to the young and inexperienced (1:2–4) but also to the advanced (1:5–6). Wisdom in the ancient Near East was not theoretical knowledge but practical expertise. Jewelers who cut precious stones were wise; kings who made their dominion peaceful and prosperous were wise. One could be wise in daily life, too, in knowing how to live successfully (having a prosperous household and living a long and healthy life) and without trouble in God’s universe. Ultimately wisdom, or “sound guidance” (1:5), aims at the formation of character.

In the ancient Near East, people assumed that wisdom belonged to the gods, who were wise by reason of their divinity; human beings needed to have wisdom granted them by the gods. Creation accounts of neighboring cultures depict creation in two stages. In the first stage, human beings lived an animal-like existence, without clothes, writing, or kingship (proper governance). Over time, the gods came to realize that such a low grade of existence made the human race inadequate as their servants, so they endowed the race with “wisdom,” which consisted of culture (e.g., kingship) and crafts (e.g., knowledge of farming, ability to weave). Such wisdom elevated the race to a “human” level and made them effective servants of the gods. Furthermore, divine wisdom was mediated to human beings through earthly institutions—the king, scribes (who produced wise writings), and heads of families (fathers, sometimes mothers). These traditional mediators appear in Proverbs: the book is credited to King Solomon, and kings are respectfully mentioned as pillars of society (e.g., 16:12–15); writings are a source of wisdom (1:1–7); the father instructing his son is the major paradigm of teaching. Proverbs differs, however, from other wisdom books in concentrating on wisdom itself, treating it as a virtually independent entity and personifying it as an attractive woman. Other books urge readers to perform wise acts, but Proverbs urges them to seek wisdom itself and portrays wisdom as a woman seeking human beings as disciples and companions.

Chapters 1–9 introduce the book, drawing attention to wisdom itself and its inherent value rather than exhorting to particular wise actions. The chapters personify wisdom as a woman and draw an extended analogy between finding a wife, or founding and maintaining a house(hold), and finding wisdom. The collections following chap. 9 consist largely of independent, two-line sayings, yielding their often indirect or paradoxical meaning only to readers willing to ponder them. To reflect on the sayings is perhaps what chaps. 1–9 mean by living with Wisdom and dwelling in her house.

The Book of Proverbs can make an important contribution to Christians and Jews today. First, it places the pursuit of wisdom over the performance of individual wise acts. To seek wisdom above all things is a fundamental option and a way of life. Second, it portrays the quest as filled with obstacles. There are men and women who offer a substitute for the real thing; discernment is required. Third, the book teaches that acquiring wisdom is both a human task and a divine gift. One can make oneself ready to receive by discipline, but one cannot take so divine a gift. Fourth, wisdom is in the world but it is not obvious to people entirely caught up with daily activities. The instructions and the aphorisms of the book can free the mind to see new things. Christians will see in personified Wisdom aspects of Jesus Christ, who they believe is divine wisdom sent to give human beings true and full life. Yet there is a universal dimension to Proverbs, for in its attention to human experience it creates a link to all people of good will.

The genres and themes of Proverbs continued on in Sirach, Wisdom of Solomon, and the later Pirqe Abot (The Sayings of the Fathers), a treatise in the Mishnah, which became the object of commentary in Abot de Rabbi Nathan. The New Testament saw Jesus as a wisdom teacher and employed the tradition of personified wisdom of chaps. 2 and 8 to express his incarnation. The Letter of James is an instruction resembling those in Proverbs. Wisdom traditions influenced the Gospels of Matthew and Luke through a common source (see, e.g., Mt 11:25–27 and Lk 10:21–22, which seem to derive their father-son language, at least in part, from the parental language of Proverbs). The Gospel of John regards Jesus as incarnate wisdom descended from on high to offer human beings life and truth and make disciples of them, a view largely reflected in Proverbs 1–9. In later Judaism, Hebrew ethical wills, in which parents hand on to their children their wisdom, borrowed from the genre of instruction.

The original audience of the instructions and sayings seems to have been male. The father addresses his son, marriage is finding a wife, success often is serving the king or farming effectively. The book itself, however, expands the traditional audience of youths (1:4) to include older, more experienced, people (1:5). It broadens the father-son language by mentioning the mother, and incorporates sayings on human experience generally. The father teaching his son becomes a model for anyone teaching a way of life to another person. The canonical process furthered such inclusiveness, for Proverbs was made part of the Bible that addresses all Israel.

ding, does anyone actually read your laborious comments?
A fool is known for the multitude of his words - Solomon
Booooooooooooring.

 

[ding]

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

Proverbs is an anthology of collections of sayings and instructions. Many of the sayings and perhaps some instructions were composed in the monarchic period (late eleventh to the early sixth centuries). Editing of the whole book was done in the early postexilic period, in the view of most scholars; at that time chaps. 1–9 would have been added as the introduction. Whether the material originated among royal scribes (as 25:1 seems to suggest) imitating common literary genres, or whether it arose among tribal elders inculcating traditional ways, is disputed. The origin of the material, however, need not be imagined in an either/or scenario. Folk wisdom and observations could surely have been elaborated and re-expressed by learned scribes: “What oft was thought but ne’er so well expressed” (Alexander Pope). There can be no doubt, however, that Proverbs is sophisticated literature by talented writers, winning readers with its compelling portrait of wisdom and inviting them to see life afresh, “wisely,” through its wit, originality, and shrewd observation.

The primary purpose of the book is to teach wisdom, not only to the young and inexperienced (1:2–4) but also to the advanced (1:5–6). Wisdom in the ancient Near East was not theoretical knowledge but practical expertise. Jewelers who cut precious stones were wise; kings who made their dominion peaceful and prosperous were wise. One could be wise in daily life, too, in knowing how to live successfully (having a prosperous household and living a long and healthy life) and without trouble in God’s universe. Ultimately wisdom, or “sound guidance” (1:5), aims at the formation of character.

In the ancient Near East, people assumed that wisdom belonged to the gods, who were wise by reason of their divinity; human beings needed to have wisdom granted them by the gods. Creation accounts of neighboring cultures depict creation in two stages. In the first stage, human beings lived an animal-like existence, without clothes, writing, or kingship (proper governance). Over time, the gods came to realize that such a low grade of existence made the human race inadequate as their servants, so they endowed the race with “wisdom,” which consisted of culture (e.g., kingship) and crafts (e.g., knowledge of farming, ability to weave). Such wisdom elevated the race to a “human” level and made them effective servants of the gods. Furthermore, divine wisdom was mediated to human beings through earthly institutions—the king, scribes (who produced wise writings), and heads of families (fathers, sometimes mothers). These traditional mediators appear in Proverbs: the book is credited to King Solomon, and kings are respectfully mentioned as pillars of society (e.g., 16:12–15); writings are a source of wisdom (1:1–7); the father instructing his son is the major paradigm of teaching. Proverbs differs, however, from other wisdom books in concentrating on wisdom itself, treating it as a virtually independent entity and personifying it as an attractive woman. Other books urge readers to perform wise acts, but Proverbs urges them to seek wisdom itself and portrays wisdom as a woman seeking human beings as disciples and companions.

Chapters 1–9 introduce the book, drawing attention to wisdom itself and its inherent value rather than exhorting to particular wise actions. The chapters personify wisdom as a woman and draw an extended analogy between finding a wife, or founding and maintaining a house(hold), and finding wisdom. The collections following chap. 9 consist largely of independent, two-line sayings, yielding their often indirect or paradoxical meaning only to readers willing to ponder them. To reflect on the sayings is perhaps what chaps. 1–9 mean by living with Wisdom and dwelling in her house.

The Book of Proverbs can make an important contribution to Christians and Jews today. First, it places the pursuit of wisdom over the performance of individual wise acts. To seek wisdom above all things is a fundamental option and a way of life. Second, it portrays the quest as filled with obstacles. There are men and women who offer a substitute for the real thing; discernment is required. Third, the book teaches that acquiring wisdom is both a human task and a divine gift. One can make oneself ready to receive by discipline, but one cannot take so divine a gift. Fourth, wisdom is in the world but it is not obvious to people entirely caught up with daily activities. The instructions and the aphorisms of the book can free the mind to see new things. Christians will see in personified Wisdom aspects of Jesus Christ, who they believe is divine wisdom sent to give human beings true and full life. Yet there is a universal dimension to Proverbs, for in its attention to human experience it creates a link to all people of good will.

The genres and themes of Proverbs continued on in Sirach, Wisdom of Solomon, and the later Pirqe Abot (The Sayings of the Fathers), a treatise in the Mishnah, which became the object of commentary in Abot de Rabbi Nathan. The New Testament saw Jesus as a wisdom teacher and employed the tradition of personified wisdom of chaps. 2 and 8 to express his incarnation. The Letter of James is an instruction resembling those in Proverbs. Wisdom traditions influenced the Gospels of Matthew and Luke through a common source (see, e.g., Mt 11:25–27 and Lk 10:21–22, which seem to derive their father-son language, at least in part, from the parental language of Proverbs). The Gospel of John regards Jesus as incarnate wisdom descended from on high to offer human beings life and truth and make disciples of them, a view largely reflected in Proverbs 1–9. In later Judaism, Hebrew ethical wills, in which parents hand on to their children their wisdom, borrowed from the genre of instruction.

The original audience of the instructions and sayings seems to have been male. The father addresses his son, marriage is finding a wife, success often is serving the king or farming effectively. The book itself, however, expands the traditional audience of youths (1:4) to include older, more experienced, people (1:5). It broadens the father-son language by mentioning the mother, and incorporates sayings on human experience generally. The father teaching his son becomes a model for anyone teaching a way of life to another person. The canonical process furthered such inclusiveness, for Proverbs was made part of the Bible that addresses all Israel.

ding, does anyone actually read your laborious comments?
A fool is known for the multitude of his words - Solomon
Booooooooooooring.

You can use it.

 

[Colin norris]

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

What a load of crap.
You not anyone else can predict the demise of others and certainly not predict their destination after death. How arrogant of you godbotherers.
You are relentless with predicting punishment for atheists. You are paranoid about them while clearly it is the Jesus junkies who pose the greatest threat to society.

It's obvious you're wallowing in the swill of the dense darkness of hell. The Word of God locates the true nature of who you are, yet you persist in your mortal brain rot.
Let me remind you, mere mortal, the following is what you called a load of crap - isolate why don't you.

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

Let ME remind you mere mortal.
You believe in a god that has never been seen or heard. You believe in immaculate conception and virgin births, talking snakes and resurrections plus dead men walking. You arrogantly believe you will attain eternity as a reward for the above beliefs but simultaneously through religious hatred predict the destination and demise of others who don't believe.
You also believe there is some ridiculous devil waiting to torture me eternally.
Yet it's me who needs to accept reality???
You and your God are so hypocritical and merciful. You indoctrinate little kids with all the above lies and threaten them with sin and hell for disobedience but insist they love your God in return.
How does that work you idiot?

Keep replying and I'll destroy you and your filthy religion permanently.

another idiot announcing it's idiocy

Really? You failed to refute one statement because you can't.
You arrogant godbotherers cannot tolerate being challenged because you have nothing to defend. Just pure faith. Then you call me an idiot.
Instead of displaying you idiocy, say nothing. Its s better image for you.

Your darkness is your issue, not mine.
Everything is happening for a reason and his name is Jesus Christ.
Yup, the Alpha and Omega controls Yin and Yang and Cause and Effect.

Makes me hungry for some milk and oreo's

Another godbotherer trowellng it on thick as is it is fact. You're delusional.

 

[Infallible Arbiter]

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

What a load of crap.
You not anyone else can predict the demise of others and certainly not predict their destination after death. How arrogant of you godbotherers.
You are relentless with predicting punishment for atheists. You are paranoid about them while clearly it is the Jesus junkies who pose the greatest threat to society.

It's obvious you're wallowing in the swill of the dense darkness of hell. The Word of God locates the true nature of who you are, yet you persist in your mortal brain rot.
Let me remind you, mere mortal, the following is what you called a load of crap - isolate why don't you.

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

Let ME remind you mere mortal.
You believe in a god that has never been seen or heard. You believe in immaculate conception and virgin births, talking snakes and resurrections plus dead men walking. You arrogantly believe you will attain eternity as a reward for the above beliefs but simultaneously through religious hatred predict the destination and demise of others who don't believe.
You also believe there is some ridiculous devil waiting to torture me eternally.
Yet it's me who needs to accept reality???
You and your God are so hypocritical and merciful. You indoctrinate little kids with all the above lies and threaten them with sin and hell for disobedience but insist they love your God in return.
How does that work you idiot?

Keep replying and I'll destroy you and your filthy religion permanently.

another idiot announcing it's idiocy

Really? You failed to refute one statement because you can't.
You arrogant godbotherers cannot tolerate being challenged because you have nothing to defend. Just pure faith. Then you call me an idiot.
Instead of displaying you idiocy, say nothing. Its s better image for you.

Your darkness is your issue, not mine.
Everything is happening for a reason and his name is Jesus Christ.
Yup, the Alpha and Omega controls Yin and Yang and Cause and Effect.

Makes me hungry for some milk and oreo's

Another godbotherer trowellng it on thick as is it is fact. You're delusional.

Your subconscious understands.
Contrasted by your conscious mind which is a trainwreck - dwelling with all the descending mortals on Earth in the lower vibration matrix of the darkness of death.

 

[Colin norris]

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

What a load of crap.
You not anyone else can predict the demise of others and certainly not predict their destination after death. How arrogant of you godbotherers.
You are relentless with predicting punishment for atheists. You are paranoid about them while clearly it is the Jesus junkies who pose the greatest threat to society.

It's obvious you're wallowing in the swill of the dense darkness of hell. The Word of God locates the true nature of who you are, yet you persist in your mortal brain rot.
Let me remind you, mere mortal, the following is what you called a load of crap - isolate why don't you.

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

Let ME remind you mere mortal.
You believe in a god that has never been seen or heard. You believe in immaculate conception and virgin births, talking snakes and resurrections plus dead men walking. You arrogantly believe you will attain eternity as a reward for the above beliefs but simultaneously through religious hatred predict the destination and demise of others who don't believe.
You also believe there is some ridiculous devil waiting to torture me eternally.
Yet it's me who needs to accept reality???
You and your God are so hypocritical and merciful. You indoctrinate little kids with all the above lies and threaten them with sin and hell for disobedience but insist they love your God in return.
How does that work you idiot?

Keep replying and I'll destroy you and your filthy religion permanently.

another idiot announcing it's idiocy

Really? You failed to refute one statement because you can't.
You arrogant godbotherers cannot tolerate being challenged because you have nothing to defend. Just pure faith. Then you call me an idiot.
Instead of displaying you idiocy, say nothing. Its s better image for you.

Your darkness is your issue, not mine.
Everything is happening for a reason and his name is Jesus Christ.
Yup, the Alpha and Omega controls Yin and Yang and Cause and Effect.

Makes me hungry for some milk and oreo's

Another godbotherer trowellng it on thick as is it is fact. You're delusional.

Your subconscious understands.
Contrasted by your conscious mind which is a trainwreck - dwelling with all the descending mortals on Earth in the lower vibration matrix of the darkness of death.

And exactly what is it my subconscious understands that I don't? Does it fact independently from me because that is what you are saying.

How arrogant is it of you to claim to know what is happening in my body and know the destination if me. What unique information do you have about the human race no one else has? Nothing.
You're just another delusional godbotherer who thinks they stand in judgement of atheists etc. Its not good enough for you to just believe. You extent that to extensive knowledge you think you know. What a load of crap.

 

[Infallible Arbiter]

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

What a load of crap.
You not anyone else can predict the demise of others and certainly not predict their destination after death. How arrogant of you godbotherers.
You are relentless with predicting punishment for atheists. You are paranoid about them while clearly it is the Jesus junkies who pose the greatest threat to society.

It's obvious you're wallowing in the swill of the dense darkness of hell. The Word of God locates the true nature of who you are, yet you persist in your mortal brain rot.
Let me remind you, mere mortal, the following is what you called a load of crap - isolate why don't you.

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

Let ME remind you mere mortal.
You believe in a god that has never been seen or heard. You believe in immaculate conception and virgin births, talking snakes and resurrections plus dead men walking. You arrogantly believe you will attain eternity as a reward for the above beliefs but simultaneously through religious hatred predict the destination and demise of others who don't believe.
You also believe there is some ridiculous devil waiting to torture me eternally.
Yet it's me who needs to accept reality???
You and your God are so hypocritical and merciful. You indoctrinate little kids with all the above lies and threaten them with sin and hell for disobedience but insist they love your God in return.
How does that work you idiot?

Keep replying and I'll destroy you and your filthy religion permanently.

another idiot announcing it's idiocy

Really? You failed to refute one statement because you can't.
You arrogant godbotherers cannot tolerate being challenged because you have nothing to defend. Just pure faith. Then you call me an idiot.
Instead of displaying you idiocy, say nothing. Its s better image for you.

Your darkness is your issue, not mine.
Everything is happening for a reason and his name is Jesus Christ.
Yup, the Alpha and Omega controls Yin and Yang and Cause and Effect.

Makes me hungry for some milk and oreo's

Another godbotherer trowellng it on thick as is it is fact. You're delusional.

Your subconscious understands.
Contrasted by your conscious mind which is a trainwreck - dwelling with all the descending mortals on Earth in the lower vibration matrix of the darkness of death.

And exactly what is it my subconscious understands that I don't? Does it fact independently from me because that is what you are saying.

How arrogant is it of you to claim to know what is happening in my body and know the destination if me. What unique information do you have about the human race no one else has? Nothing.
You're just another delusional godbotherer who thinks they stand in judgement of atheists etc. Its not good enough for you to just believe. You extent that to extensive knowledge you think you know. What a load of crap.

you're a wonderful spokesperson for the bottomless pit of the vacuous arrogance of humanity.
you're as hollow and uninteresting as all the outer court christians.
not that I expect anything less from hell-holes like this.

 

[Colin norris]

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

What a load of crap.
You not anyone else can predict the demise of others and certainly not predict their destination after death. How arrogant of you godbotherers.
You are relentless with predicting punishment for atheists. You are paranoid about them while clearly it is the Jesus junkies who pose the greatest threat to society.

It's obvious you're wallowing in the swill of the dense darkness of hell. The Word of God locates the true nature of who you are, yet you persist in your mortal brain rot.
Let me remind you, mere mortal, the following is what you called a load of crap - isolate why don't you.

Thus, Solomon wrote "There is a way which seems right to a man, BUT the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Hence, no matter what path you choose in your existence, if you end up at the morgue, you missed GOD, who is the Light of Life.
Thus, you remained in the demonic darkness of spiritual death, which eventuated in your physical death.
Don't worry, the masses are with you in the "Wide Gate to Death" (Matthew 7:13) with all the "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15).

Let ME remind you mere mortal.
You believe in a god that has never been seen or heard. You believe in immaculate conception and virgin births, talking snakes and resurrections plus dead men walking. You arrogantly believe you will attain eternity as a reward for the above beliefs but simultaneously through religious hatred predict the destination and demise of others who don't believe.
You also believe there is some ridiculous devil waiting to torture me eternally.
Yet it's me who needs to accept reality???
You and your God are so hypocritical and merciful. You indoctrinate little kids with all the above lies and threaten them with sin and hell for disobedience but insist they love your God in return.
How does that work you idiot?

Keep replying and I'll destroy you and your filthy religion permanently.

Penelope. Don't just post pics . Pluck up encourage and say something
These idiots go unchallenged all the time.they think they own it.