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PROVERBS 23
WARNING AGAINST DRUNKENNESS AND GLUTTONY
Solomon advises not to give in to gluttony or lavish delicacies. Wealth is not worth obsessing or toiling over; it will only bring you temporary happiness or fleeting contentment. Instead, applying your heart to instruction and gaining wisdom will make your heart glad.
Don’t waste your life on drunkenness. Those who overindulge will become poor and sleep their lives away. Being drunk will cause your heart to utter perverse things and lead to strife.
If you teach your children and correct their mistakes, they will grow up to be wise and delight their parents. Whoever raises their children with understanding will end up rejoicing with them in gladness.
STUDY QUESTIONS
- Proverbs 23:4 (ESV) says, "Do not toil to acquire wealth.” How does this verse challenge culture’s emphasis on chasing wealth and success?
- What does it look like to balance ambition with contentment?
- How does Proverbs 23 address overindulgence and drunkenness?
- What warnings does this chapter provide?
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