Proverbs 2:11 Discretion shall preserve you, understanding shall keep you: I. LET YOUR MIND BE IMPRESSED WITH THIS SENTIMENT, THAT THERE IS SUCH A THING AS RELIGION; AND THAT IT IS OF SERIOUS IMPORTANCE. II. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT RELIGION IS AGREEABLE TO THE NATURE OF GOD. As it is a service which you owe to Him, your ideas of it must correspond with His moral character. III. TO JUDGE WHAT RELIGION IS, YOU MUST ALWAYS CONSIDER THAT IT IS A RATIONAL THING. IV. RELIGION MUST BE A WORK SUITED TO THE NATURE AND CONDITION OF MAN. V. YOU MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT RELIGION IS A BENEVOLENT AND USEFUL THING; AND THAT, WHEREVER IT TAKES PLACE, IT MAKES MEN BETTER THAN THEY WERE BEFORE. VI. JUDGE OF THINGS DOUBTFUL BY THINGS WHICH ARE PLAIN. VII. IF A MATTER PROPOSED TO YOU, IN A WAY OF INSTRUCTION OR ADVICE, APPEARS DOUBTFUL, SUSPEND YOUR RESOLUTION, UNTIL YOU HAVE MADE FURTHER INQUIRY. (J. Lathrop, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:WEB: Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you, |
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