Proverbs: “Reconstructed”

By Gus Dallas

The book of Proverbs is one of the most informative books of the Bible; however, it is not structurally friendly. Now you can have the vital information contained in this book in a format useful for transforming your mind so that your life will reflect the changes. Use this book in your daily Bible studies and as a tutorial for your children. Once you have been given the knowledge, you can begin following instructions of the Lord.

A mans heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jun 24, 2011
• ISBN: 9781449718749

Gus Dallas

There are several types of people who write books and who are qualified to do so. First, you have people who grew up with authors. Second, you have people who were educated to be creative writers. Third, you have people who were born to be writers. Author Gus Dallas does not fall into these categories; instead he is a person who hit rock bottom in life and emerged victorious through the power of God. Testimonies from these types of people are very good indicators that the Holy Spirit works miracles in people’s lives. His qualification to write books is the guidance of God. This book is not only the restructuring of the book of Proverbs; it tells the story of situations that every person faces every day. Now you can have the vital information at your fingertips every day. Dallas’s story is like any other in that it ends with a successful conclusion to the hard road he took. He lives in Joplin, Missouri, which is a culmination of many decisions. His life began its foundation in Amarillo, Texas. He lived many places in America, and he chooses to call Texas his home.

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Contents

Abomination

Adultery

Adversity

Advocate

Anger

Answer

Answer

Anxiety

Age

Animal

Ant

Apple

Argue

Associations

Associations

Atonement

Authority

Bear

Behavior

Blameless

Blameless

Blessed

Blessed

Boasting

Borrower

Bread

Bribes

Brother

Burden

Chastening

Contempt

Christian

Christian

Commands

Commands

Commandments

Commitment

Confidence

Confidence

Confusion

Contend

Contention/Argue

Contentions

Correction

Correction

Corrupt

Counselors

Counsel

Countenance

Countenance

Court

Covet

Covet

Creation

Crown

Curse

Death

Death

Deceit

Deeds

Deer

Delight

Delight

Deliverance

Disciple

Desire

Desire

Devise Evil

Devise

Devotion

Diligent

Discernment

Discernment

Discipline

Discretion

Discretion

Dishonor

Dog

Ear

Ear

Employment

Enemy

Enemy

Envy

Eternal Life

Evil

Evil

Exalted

Eyes

Eyes

Faithful

Faithful

Faithless

Father

Father

Favor-High Esteem

Fear

Fear Of The Lord

Fear Of The Lord

Feet

Feet

Fight

Followers

Followers

Folly

Folly

Fool

Fool

Friend

Friendship

Gain (By Greed)

Gamble

Generation

Generosity

Gift

Give

Giving

Glory

Glory

Gluttony

God

Gold

Gossip

Gossip

Grace

Greed

Guilty

Hands

Hands

Happy

Harlot

Hastens

Hates

Hatred

Hear

Hear

Heart

Heart

Heed

Hell

Help

Honor

Honor

Hope

Hope

Horse

Horse

Humble

Hunger

Hypocrite

Iniquity

Iniquity

Instruction

Instruction

Integrity

Iron

Isolates

Jealousy

Jesus

Joking

Joy

Joking

Judges

Judgment

Judgment

Just

Justice

Justice

Just Man

Kindness

King

Knowledge

Knowledge

Lazy

Labor

Labor

Law

Law

Lazy

Learning

Lender

Lender

Lies

Life

Life

Light

Light

Lion

Lips

Lips

Listen

Listen

Lord

Lord

Love

Love

Lust

Lying

Man

Man

Meddles

Medicine

Memory

Mercy

Mouth

Mouth

Mother

Mother

Murder

Name

Name

Neighbor

Neighbor

News

Obey

Offended

Partiality

Partiality

Patience

Patience

Peace

Peace

Perceptive

Perish

Perverse

Plans

Plans

Pleasure

Poor

Poor

Poverty

Praise

Prayer

Prayer

Pride

Pride

Profit

Prophecy

Prudence

Punishment

Pure

Rages

Reap

Rebellion

Rebuke

Rebuke

Refuge

Rejection

Rejoice

Rejoice

Repentance

Repentance

Reproach

Reproach

Revenge

Reward

Reward

Riches

Riches

Righteous

Righteous

Rod

Rod

Ruler

Ruler

Sacrifice

Sacrifice

Satisfied

Satisfied

Salvation

Salvation

Saved

Scoffer

Scoffer

Scorners

Secret

Seek

Servant

Servant

Shame

Shame

Shepard

Sickness

Silver

Simple

Sin

Sin

Sinner

Sleep

Sleep

Snare

Son

Son

Sorrow

Soul

Soul

Sow

Sow

Spirit

Spirit

Strength

Strength

Strife

Strife

Sun

Suffer

Teach

Tent

Test

Thief

Thoughts

Thoughts

Thorns

Tongue

Tongue

Tradition

Transgressions

Transgression

Treasure

Treasure

Trials And Tribulations

Trials And Tribulations

Trouble

Trouble

Trust

Trust

Truth

Understanding

Understanding

Unfaithful

Unjust

Upright

Upright

Valued

Vengeance

Vents

Violence

Vow

Walk

Walk

Water

Ways (Goodness-Paths)

Ways (Darkness-Paths)

Wealth

Wealth

Whisperer

Wicked

Wicked

Widow

Wife

Wife

Wine

Wink

Wisdom

Wisdom

Wise

Wise

Witness

Witness

Woman

Woman

Words

Words

Work

Work

Worry

Worship

Wrath

Wrath

Zealous

 Preface

The lessons that can be learned from the Bible are some of the greatest gifts that God has given us, and all the information in the Bible is useful for reproof, instruction, etc. Yet not all the books and letters are in an instructional order, making it difficult to navigate through the blessings in store for us. Now, the book of Proverbs is re-arranged and developed in a manner for extracting the much-needed wisdom on an as-needed basis, therefore making it easy to retain the knowledge God has provided for us. The book of Proverbs is a collection of moral and philosophical sayings of a wide range of subjects presented in a poetic from, which was composed from the tenth to the fourth century BC and finally collected about 300 BC. It is probable that Solomon collected and recast many proverbs which sprang from human experience in the earlier ages that were floating past him on the tide of time, and he also authored many new ones from the material of his own experience.

The book of Proverbs sets forth the philosophy of practical life. It is the sign to us that the Bible does not despise common sense and good judgment; in fact, it impresses upon us in the most forcible manner the value of intelligence and the good sense of education. The whole strength of the Hebrew language, and of the sacred authority of the book, is thrown upon these homely truths. It deals of the finer shades of human character so often overlooked by theologians, but so necessary to any true estimate of human life.

The Bible is not confusing, but it can be somewhat intimidating when attempting to decipher it in our own eyes. When trying to claim the knowledge within the book of Proverbs, it is difficult because we use a filing method to learn. At some point in time, many have been instructed to read one Proverb a day. But that does not work. Since we absorb information in a filing system sort of way, not too many people can retain the eclectic information given in each proverb. The format is such that a person cannot learn very easily because the author deviates from topic to topic with no given direction on how to navigate through the pages. Nearly every chapter and verse is grouped with many different subjects and situations, making it very difficult to comprehend. This manuscript puts things in an order whereby a person can quickly reference the information without having to remember the chapter and verse. So, now you can absorb the information because it has been broken down into subjects and is further separated into good verses opposed to bad verses. The value for each verse is that we can learn from the verses which edify us and verses which admonish us. This makes it easy to identify the problem in our lives or just to have our insight affirmed. It is also a proactive way to seek out information from past to present.

The book of Proverbs is commonly referred to as the book of wisdom or wisdom literature. It is the most useful book to learn from for our everyday experiences, small or large, tedious or grand. The teaching power of Proverbs is our best resource in serving our everyday needs. The subject titles are related to whatever life challenges or positive words of wisdom one needs, and the verses relate solely upon the title. The alphabetical format allows for all the information to be recalled quickly and according to your individual circumstances. Pastors are encouraged to use the information as a reference tool help to prepare sermons, counseling sessions, marital ceremonies, and public forums. Parents are encouraged to use the information for themselves as well as to tutor their children as they encounter challenges and/or celebrations of life, from bullying to friendships, educational struggles to learning successes, and many other emotional encounters, all of which aid spiritual growth.

With the new age of technology, life has been put on a fast-paced speed and a right now mentality. We knew these days would come because in the last days knowledge will abound. With the assistance God provides for us, now knowledge can abound in a different way. This manuscript will aid the people of this generation to get the answers they need in their daily lives with a quick and easy way to understand their walk with God. Reconstructed is ultimately the best way to access the scriptural gifts from our heavenly Father offered in Proverbs in order to improve our lives. Before you walk the walk, you must be able to talk the talk. Thanks be to God!

ABOMINATION

Bad

ADULTERY

Bad

ADVERSITY

Bad

ADVOCATE

Good

ANGER

Bad

Good

ANSWER

Good

ANSWER

Bad

ANXIETY

Bad

AGE

Good

ANIMAL

Good

ANT

Bad

APPLE

Good

ARGUE

Good

ASSOCIATIONS

Good

ASSOCIATIONS

Bad

ATONEMENT

Good

AUTHORITY

Good

BEAR

Bad

Reviews for Proverbs

[stevebishop-3 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

How should we read Proverbs? Unfortunately, this book doesn't help. It divorces Proverbs from its context, historically, culturally and canonically. It provides a model of how not to read Proverbs. Essentially it lists all the Proverbs under separate headings such as Abomination, Adultery, Adversity, Advocate, Anger, Answer, Anxiety, Age, Animal, Ant, Apple, Argue, Associations, Atonement, Authority - to list just the A categories. The proverbs are then sorted into these categories under good or bad sections. Such a cut and paste approach may appeal to some; but not to me. It makes Proverbs into a set of cookie promises.

Fortunately, I didn't have to spend money to get this book - I was provided with an electronic review copy. Don't waste your money buying this. If you want to know how to read Proverbs you'd be much better buying Craig Bartholomew's booklet Reading Proverbs with Integrity (Grove Books, 2001). Sadly, it is integrity that this book lacks.