Proverbs 20 / Wisdom (Plague # 5)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 

The fifth plague of the great tribulation sent by God to judge this world and the apostate churches:

 

Revelation 9

 

1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

 

2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

 

3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

 

4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

 

5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

 

6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

 

7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

 

8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

 

9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.

 

10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

 

11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

 

12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.

 

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Proverbs 20

 

1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

 

2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

 

3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

 

4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

 

5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

 

6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

 

7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

 

8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

 

9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

 

10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

 

11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

 

12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.

 

13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

 

14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

 

15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

 

16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

 

17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

 

18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

 

19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

 

20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

 

21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

 

22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and HE shall save thee.

 

23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; and a false balance is not good.

 

24 Man's goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?

 

25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

 

26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

 

27 The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

 

28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

 

29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.

 

30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

 

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It will get much worse in the days ahead on this earth.

 

No wonder Jesus said:  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

 

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.  (Mt. 24:21-22)

 

We must learn to operate in God's wisdom, obeying the Holy Scriptures.

 

Joshua 1:8  This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

 

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