10 Things About Love in Proverbs

 

#1: The World Offers False Love.

“Come, let us take our fill of love till morning; let us delight ourselves with love.” (Proverbs 7:18 ESV)

#2: Watch Out for a Love of Laziness & Ignorance.

“How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?” (Proverbs 1:22)

#3: Love the Wisdom of God.

“Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.” (Proverbs 4:6)

#4: Love in Marriage Is an Amazing Gift, Don’t Waste It.

“Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth … be intoxicated always in her love.” (Proverbs 5:18-19)

#5: God’s Love Requires a Loving Response.

“I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.” (Proverbs 8:17)

#6: Hatred of God’s Wisdom = A Love of Death

“but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death.” (Proverbs 8:36)

#7: God Cares for Those Who Love His Wisdom.

“granting an inheritance to those who love me, and filling their treasuries.” (Proverbs 8:21)

#8: Wise Friends Love Wise Friends.

“Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.” (Proverbs 9:8)

#9: Love Covers Sin.

“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.” (Proverbs 10:12)

#10: Forgiving and Forgetting Is an Act of Love.

“Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.” (Proverbs 17:9)

some questions to ponder:

  1. Does everyone want to be loved?  Why or why not? How do you know this?

  2. What are the areas in which Satan appeals to us through the world for “false love”?

  3. Why would someone “love being simple”?

  4. Why do we need the encouragement to love the wisdom of God? Why don't we do that automatically?

  5. Why do we lose joy and the “intoxication” of love in our marriages?

  6. How can we tell if we love or hate God's wisdom?

  7. Does God love those who love Him more than others? Is this fair? How does this love show up?

  8. Do you want wise friends or foolish friends? What are the advantages/disadvantages to both?

  9. What does it mean that “love covers all offenses”?

  10. When is the most difficult time to love someone?

 
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