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Proverbs Practical Advice on Life by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Started November 17, 2014 Draft Finished October 26, 2018 Part 1 – Monologues Overview of Proverbs\u00a0(Proverbs 1:1) The Objectives of Proverbs\u00a0(Proverbs 1:2-7) Gangs\u00a0(Proverbs 1:8-19) Wisdom’s Offer\u00a0(Proverbs 1:20-33) Wisdom Guards\u00a0(Proverbs 2:1-22) Wisdom’s Benefits\u00a0(Proverbs 3:1-26) A Sample of Wisdom\u00a0(Proverbs 3:27-35) A Choice of Paths\u00a0(Proverbs 4:1-27) The Seductive Path\u00a0(Proverbs…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":459,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16504","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65584,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/proverbs-practical-advice-on-life\/index-to-the-proverbs\/","url_meta":{"origin":16504,"position":0},"title":"Index to the Proverbs","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 9, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Index to the Proverbs Babble Proverbs 10:8 Blessings Proverbs 10:6 Proverbs 10:7 see also:\u00a0Happiness Children Proverbs 10:1 Proverbs 10:5 Corruption Proverbs 10:7 Proverbs 10:8 see also:\u00a0Ruin Death Proverbs 10:2 Deceit Proverbs 10:6 see also:\u00a0Lying Desire Proverbs 10:3 Diligence Proverbs 10:4 Proverbs 10:5 Foolish Proverbs 10:1 Proverbs 10:8 Glory Proverbs 10:6\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":65548,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/proverbs-practical-advice-on-life\/advice-for-life\/","url_meta":{"origin":16504,"position":1},"title":"Advice for Life","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 8, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Advice for Life Text: Proverbs 27:1-27 Boasting (Proverbs 27:1-2) Don't live as if tomorrow is a certainty. 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