Mishlei 1
אִם־יֹאמְרוּ֮ לְכָ֢ה אִ֫תָּ֥נוּ נֶאֶרְבָ֥ה לְדָ֑ם נִצְפְּנָ֖ה לְנָקִ֣י חִנָּֽם׃11 If they say, “Come with us, Let us set an ambush to shed blood, Let us lie in wait for the innocent (Without cause!)
כׇּל־ה֣וֹן יָקָ֣ר נִמְצָ֑א נְמַלֵּ֖א בָתֵּ֣ינוּ שָׁלָֽל׃
13 We shall obtain every precious treasure; We shall fill our homes with loot.
גּ֭וֹרָ֣לְךָ תַּפִּ֣יל בְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּ כִּ֥יס אֶ֝חָ֗ד יִהְיֶ֥ה לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃
14 Throw in your lot with us; We shall all have a common purse.”
בְּנִ֗י אַל־תֵּלֵ֣ךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אִתָּ֑ם מְנַ֥ע רַ֝גְלְךָ֗ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃
15 My son, do not set out with them; Keep your feet from their path.
כִּ֣י רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם לָרַ֣ע יָר֑וּצוּ וִ֝ימַהֲר֗וּ לִשְׁפׇּךְ־דָּֽם׃
16 For their feet run to evil; They hurry to shed blood.
The glorious covenant. Do not commit atrocities against the innocent, and show mercy even to the guilty if they repent. And do not punish the guilty beyond the measure of their offence.
Phrases about LORD were added to the proverbs of Solomon, so that the Ketuvim (Writings) would be considered older than Solomon, older than other books of the Judean sages. LORD was one of the false gods worshiped by the Judeans and other nations. When you chose LORD and called him the One God, you have not really come to believe in the true Almighty, but began to call the Almighty of one of the false gods of the days of polytheism. And you know it!
If you weigh up the spiritual level of the proverbs of Solomon, you will realise that, unlike the writers of other books of the Tanakh, Solomon had actually heard the voice of the Almighty – the voice of conscience.
Mishlei 3
אַשְׁרֵ֣י אָ֭דָם מָצָ֣א חׇכְמָ֑ה וְ֝אָדָ֗ם יָפִ֥יק תְּבוּנָֽה׃
13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who attains understanding.
כִּ֤י ט֣וֹב סַ֭חְרָהּ מִסְּחַר־כָּ֑סֶף וּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץ תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃
14 Her value in trade is better than silver, her yield, greater than gold.
יְקָ֣רָה הִ֭יא (מפניים) [מִפְּנִינִ֑ים] וְכׇל־חֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א יִֽשְׁווּ־בָֽהּ׃
15 She is more precious than rubies; all of your goods cannot equal her.
אֹ֣רֶךְ יָ֭מִים בִּֽימִינָ֑הּ בִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּ עֹ֣שֶׁר וְכָבֽוֹד׃
16 In her right hand is length of days, in her left, riches and honor.
דְּרָכֶ֥יהָ דַרְכֵי־נֹ֑עַם וְֽכׇל־נְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣יהָ שָׁלֽוֹם׃
17 Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths, peaceful.
עֵץ־חַיִּ֣ים הִ֭יא לַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣ים בָּ֑הּ וְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָ מְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ {פ}
18 She is a tree of life to those who grasp her, and whoever holds on to her is happy.
As already mentioned, the mind is located in the body, similar to sight, smell or hearing, while the reason is in the soul, because it is the mind with the Divine RA.
Love, conscience and reason are given to us together with the divine spark. And only after them comes wisdom, for the level of wisdom comes from the level of the soul and not the other way round. Wisdom arises through connecting of reason with knowledge and life experience. Not all peoples have a word that means "reason".
Mishlei 4
שִׁמְע֣וּ בָ֭נִים מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לָדַ֥עַת בִּינָֽה׃1 Sons, heed the discipline of a father; Listen and learn discernment,מִֽכׇּל־מִ֭שְׁמָר נְצֹ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ תּוֹצְא֥וֹת חַיִּֽים׃23 More than all that you guard, guard your mind, for it is the source of life.
Here are some key passages from the chapters presented as examples. While reading the sacred texts, checking their truth with your reason and the voice of the Almighty - your conscience.
True faith is not fear of the Almighty, but is filled with love and respect for Him. Demons in their doctrines always hold people through fear, self-interest and vanity.
*The text is quoted from the Sefaria Proverbs
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