Thoughts From Proverbs 25

Proverbs 25:1

 These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transcribed.

This is a precise statement of the origin of what follows. Unless there is some overwhelming internal reason, the opinions and theories of critics not withstanding, this statement of the author should be our authority.

Solomon wrote the following Proverbs there were kept in a safe deposit and later copied for public use by scholars in King Hezekiah’s court.   This is a forthright and believable statement with nothing problematic in it.

If we can't believe this we can't believe any author from the past. History loses all reality and becomes the subjects of the critics who read it and express their opinions.

Proverbs 25:16

¹⁶ Have you found honey? Eat only what you need, that you not have it in excess and vomit it.

 It’s Christmas Day and Darlene has baked a Pecan pie. It is oh so good. I could not wait to eat a slice. But one is enough. Another slice will be too much of a good thing. It does seems as if that is what our writer Solomon is saying, “Know when you have had enough of a good thing and do not overindulge, be sick, and appear foolish.”…. I'll finish with pumpkin pie.