King James Bible Study – [And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. – Mark 8:34]
Date: Friday, June 05, 2026
Chapters: Proverbs 7-9
Message: Proverbs: The LORD Possessed Me
Hello My Friend,
As we continue in the reading of Proverbs, we see how easily those who are void of understanding slip into sin, and we are shown the consequences that follow when a person is caught in that trap. We also see why saved, born‑again Christians are urged to obey God’s commands, not because obedience has anything to do with securing their salvation, which rests solely on their faith in Christ, but because obedience guards their steps, preserves their testimony, and keeps them from the sorrow that sin brings.
[Proverbs 7:1-7 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. 2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. 3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. 4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman: 5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words. 6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, 7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,]
Void of understanding—now that is an understatement. The word void means destitute, empty, lacking; as in being void of learning, void of reason, or void of common sense. And truly, when you stop and think about the foolish things you did while growing up, the choices made when you were destitute of common sense, you cannot help but to give a huge thanks to God. He saw you through every reckless moment, every blind step, every danger you never even recognized, and still His thoughts of you are precious, [Psalms 139:16-17 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!]
The Book of Proverbs is rightly known as the book of wisdom, for every chapter emphasizes the importance of obtaining God’s wisdom and learning to walk in it. Yet before we can gain wisdom, we must first gain understanding, which is the ability to grasp and rightly apply the knowledge we receive. This is true in every area of life, and it is especially true in our walk with God. This is Solomon speaking to his son here, he stresses with great urgency the importance of a man keeping himself from the strange woman.
[Proverbs 7:9-10,13-15,18,21,27 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: 10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart. 13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him, 14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows. 15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee. 18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves. 21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. 27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.]
I always say that for the saved, born again Christian, the evils in this world is the closest thing to hell that we are going to get. How foolish do we become when we knowingly walk into sin? Behind this picture stands a spiritual truth: God warns His people to guard their hearts from anything that draws them away from Him. The strange woman represents more than immorality; she represents unfaithfulness, compromise, and the subtle pull of sin that literally destroys ones testimony. Thank God that He looks past our sin and does not hold it against our salvation, [I John 2:1-2 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our’s only, but also for the sins of the whole world.]
There is a great difference between being a creation of God, which we all are, and being a child of God, which comes only through our faith in Christ. This can be difficult to grasp, especially for those who are not familiar with the Scriptures. The first question that often arises is, “What about the people who lived before Christ came in the flesh?” The answer is found in the very chapters we are about to study. Salvation has always rested on one thing: having an understanding heart toward God, a heart that believes Him, responds to Him, and trusts in the Redeemer He provides.
[Proverbs 8:1-7 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. 4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. 5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. 6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.]
The key to understanding God, even when there is no humanly possible way to comprehend His ways, begins with having faith in Him. Faith, is the doorway through which God reveals Himself. Without faith, God will not even direct a person toward His Son, for it is faith that opens the heart to receive truth, to recognize Christ, and to understand the things of God, [Hebrews 11:1-3,6 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.]
And speaking of the worlds being framed by the Word of God, it truly takes more faith to believe that everything came from some cosmic explosion than to believe in a Creator. The world refuses to acknowledge that God made them; many even deny that they possess a soul. That denial explains why they feel no accountability for their actions, for if they are nothing more than matter and chance, then nothing they do carries eternal consequence. Yet from the very beginning, God, gave mankind something that sets us apart from every other creature: freewill. With that freewill comes the choice to believe Him or to reject Him.
[Proverbs 8:8-13 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. 9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. 12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.]
As you may notice, the voice in this passage shifts from Solomon to God Himself. Yet the world, and even much of the religious world, will never acknowledge this truth. They read the words, but they do not recognize the One speaking. Spiritual blindness keeps them from seeing Christ in the very Scriptures that testify of Him. What is plain to the heart that believes is hidden from the heart that refuses Him. Now, watch as the passage now shifts to Jesus as the one speaking.
[Proverbs 8:14-21 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. 18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. 20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: 21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.]
Jesus may not have been here on earth in the flesh during the days of Solomon, and those who believed in Him at that time may not have known His earthly name, but they certainly knew Him as the LORD. They knew Him as the eternal One who has always been. And now, watch how Jesus describes who He is, not as a created being, not as a mere voice of wisdom, but as the eternal Wisdom of God, present before creation, rejoicing in the Father, and delighting in the sons of men.
[Proverbs 8:22-27,30 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: 30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;]
You see, this right here is proof that from the very beginning, when God created the earth, He revealed Himself as three persons in one God: the Father, the Son, and the Spirit. Even this passage points directly to this truth. In the creation account, God spoke in a way that cannot be explained by anything other than the Trinity. When He formed the world, He said, “Let us” That is not the language of a solitary being. That is the eternal Godhead speaking, [Genesis 1:2,26 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.]
This confirms that the Godhead truly does exist, and I will say that this is something no human mind can fully comprehend, but faith can. God, in all His might, created the earth, the heavens, the planets, and the entire universe simply by speaking them into existence. And Jesus was right there. The eternal Word was with God and was God, participating in creation, rejoicing before the Father, and delighting in the work of His hands.
[Proverbs 8:32-36 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.]
I often wonder, especially when reading through the Psalms, Proverbs, and prophecy books, how many people read the Bible and remain completely unaware that God Himself, or Jesus, is the One speaking or being spoken of in so many passages. Do they truly believe that Solomon is describing himself in this chapter? The blindness is astonishing. Becoming knowledgeable in the Scriptures and walking in God’s commands are among the wisest decisions a person can ever make, but the very first and greatest step is accepting Christ. He is the beginning of our wisdom, the One who opens our eyes to understand the Word and recognize His voice within it.
[Proverbs 9:1-6 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: 2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. 3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, 4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.]
Jesus, is the foundation upon which all true wisdom stands; in fact, He is our Cornerstone. Everything we learn, everything we understand, and every step we take in Godly wisdom is aligned by Him. Without Christ, nothing holds together; with Christ, everything finds its proper place. He is the Cornerstone that sets the direction of our lives and the firm foundation that keeps us from falling, [Ephesians 2:19-21 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:]
The Word of God draws two kinds of people: those who hunger for truth, and those who resist it with hardness of heart. I have come to realize that the more I teach God’s truths, the more people I attract. Some respond with rudeness and hostility, yet many others find hope, comfort, and strength in hearing about Jesus. Just recently, I discovered that one of the members of our new church has been reading my Bible study. Moments like that remind me why I continue. You cannot explain God to those who are stubborn and willful; and pouring endless time into their resistance only steals time from those who genuinely long to hear what God is saying. But for the ones who are seeking, even quietly, the Word becomes life, and Christ becomes their wisdom.
[Proverbs 9:8-12,17-18 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. 12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it. 17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. 18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.]
In other words, God is saying, “Trust in My Son and receive eternal life, or remain in your sin and die without hope.” In fact, Jesus, said it this way, [John 10:8-10 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.]
Today’s Prayer: God, Thank You for adopting us into Your family the second we receive Your Son as our Saviour. Our faith in You needs to go beyond our salvation, we need a continual walk with Jesus to conform into an image the resembles Him as we build our lives upon His foundation. Part of that walk is in reading Your Word, and applying it to our lives. We are not always going to make the right decisions, and through the Holy Spirit You will teach us that. Lord, Lead us and guide us, give us Your knowledge and understanding of Your Word so that we may become wise to Your ways and live life to the fullest while we are here. I ask these things in Your name, Jesus. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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