![]() God, through Solomon, shared His wisdom with us by writing short truisms or sayings down. Remember he had chosen wisdom when God had asked him what he wanted. The book of Proverbs was mostly written by King Solomon.Solomon was very wise and we can be wise, too, if we take his advice. If we know to do the right thing the first time, it can save us a whole lot of time, money, energy, and heartache. The verses tell us the right thing to do or not to do in God's eyes. The book of Proverbs is full of good advice.Here, Solomon is telling us the smart thing to do and that is to trust God and not ourselves. How do we know what to do? We don't know unless someone tells us or shows us. But that verse says something else, doesn't it? It said not to 'lean on thine own understanding.' What does that mean? That's right! We don't trust in ourselves.We live our life reading the Bible and doing what it says and always trusting in God. So, one smart thing we can do is trust God. Can you name someone? Abraham, Joseph, Moses, David, even Solomon. We have studied a lot about different people in the Bible who trusted the LORD. (Read verse.) Here, Solomon has given us advice! The wisest man who ever lived, besides Jesus, is telling us a smart thing to do. We need to read the Bible every day, so we can know what God wants us to do, don't we? Let's read from a verse from Proverbs. Who brought their Bible today? That is wonderful. Let's turn our Bibles to Proverbs in the middle of the Bible. ![]() Solomon was very wise and wrote down many, many proverbs and now we can read his wise sayings by reading the book of Proverbs. God was so pleased with Solomon's answer that he also gave him riches and fame. Do you remember how King Solomon was asked by God what he desired or wanted? And what did King Solomon want more than anything? That's right! Wisdom! He wanted to know how to deal with the people in his kingdom.
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