Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.’
1 Kings 4.32 tells us that Solomon wrote 3,000 proverbs. He was the wisest, richest, classiest king in Hebrew history. He had seen it and done it all. Out of his wisdom and experience he wrote the book of Proverbs, the central theme of which is, ‘How to walk wisely in a wicked world’.
Our text is the most well-known of the Proverbs. It is a diamond which seems to sparkle the brightest among all Solomon’s treasures. It divides naturally into three parts.