EGW WritingsProverbs 6

Testimonies on Sexual Behavior, Adultery, and Divorce

Chapter 19—A Housewife

TSB 132.4

Please read Proverbs 6, twentieth verse and onward. Read Revelation, chapter 7.—Letter 12, 1864.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894)

Lt 21, 1894

9LtMs, Lt 21, 1894, par. 9

O, how can God bear with the misdeeds of those who have had great light and advantages, and yet follow the course of their own choosing, to their eternal harm? Solomon, who had solemnly charged the people at the dedication of the temple, “Let your heart be perfect with the Lord your God” [1 Kings 8:61], chose his own way, and in his own heart separated from God. The mind that was once given to God and inspired of God to write the most precious words of wisdom (the book of Proverbs)—truths which are immortalized—that noble mind, through evil associations and yielding to temptations, became inefficient, weak in moral power, and Solomon dishonored himself, dishonored Israel, and dishonored his God.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 40, 1898

13LtMs, Ms 40, 1898, par. 15

Solomon wrote the book of Proverbs, but after a time his wisdom became mingled with chaff. When came the chaff? After a manhood of such glorious promise, a change came in Solomon’s history. He did not continue true to his purity and allegiance to God. He broke through the barriers which God had erected to preserve His people from idolatry. The Lord had singled out Israel as a nation, making them the depositaries of sacred truth, to be given to the world. But Solomon cherished pride of political powers. He encouraged alliances with pagan kingdoms. He procured the silver of Tarshish and the gold of Ophir, but it was at the expense of destroying sacred trusts. Evil communications corrupted good manners. One false movement led to an acquaintance with idolaters. He formed marriage alliances with the daughters of pagan worshipers, and his wives led him away from God. His separation from God through communication with idolaters ruined him.

Child Guidance

Chapter 7—Practical Lessons from Nature’s Book

CG 58.4

Lessons in Trust and Perseverance—“Ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: ... and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.” “Go to the ant; ... consider her ways.” “Behold the birds.” “Consider the ravens.” Job 12:7, 8; Proverbs 6:6; Matthew 6:26, American Standard Version; Luke 12:24.

Education

A Lesson of Trust

Ed 117.2

“Ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: ... and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.” “Go to the ant; ... consider her ways.” “Behold the birds.” “Consider the ravens.” Job 12:7, 8; Proverbs 6:6; Matthew 6:26, R.V.; Luke 12:24.

Our High Calling

The Blessing of Work, August 5

OHC 223.1

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Proverbs 6:6.

Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students

Teaching from Nature

CT 190.1

The wise man addresses the indolent in the words: “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.” Proverbs 6:6-8. The habitations that the ants build for themselves show skill and perseverance. Only one little grain at a time can they handle, but by diligence and perseverance they accomplish wonders.

Manuscript Releases, vol. 13 [Nos. 1000-1080]

MR No. 1062—Learning from Nature

13MR 336.1

The wise man addresses the indolent in the words, “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest” [Proverbs 6:6-8].

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Ms 35, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 35, 1899, par. 3

The wise man addresses the indolent in the words, “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: which having no guide, overseer or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her fruit in the harvest.” [Proverbs 6:6-8.]

To Be Like Jesus

Every Hour Is Valuable, March 8

BLJ 76.1

How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep? Proverbs 6:9, NKJV. Go to the ant.... Consider her ways and be wise. Verse 6, NKJV.

My Life Today

Do Not Turn Day Into Night, May 19

ML 143.1

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Proverbs 6:9.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 112, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 112, 1901, par. 21

In all the fallen churches God has a people. His call to them is, “Come out of her, my people.” [Revelation 18:4.] This means a renunciation of falsehoods framed by the enemy, which must be faithfully delineated by the servants of God, that the humble in heart may hear and understand. There is a plain way, a path cast up for the ransomed of the Lord, in which all the loyal, as they follow on to know the Lord, will find sure footing. Until the truth is made plain from the Scriptures, those who have accepted error for truth are not condemned by the Lord for not returning to Him. But if they are not convinced by a plain “Thus saith the Lord,” Satan takes possession of mind and heart and leads them in a path of self-deception. “Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep.” [Proverbs 6:10.]

Conflict and Courage

Like Parent, Like Child, May 13

CC 139.1

My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching. Proverbs 6:20, R.S.V.

Conflict and Courage

Sins That Scar, April 19

CC 115.1

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. Proverbs 6:23, 24.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893)

Lt 22, 1893

8LtMs, Lt 22, 1893, par. 1

I have been much troubled in the night season, for I was conversing with you as a family. I was deeply moved by the Spirit of the Lord to tell you many plain things, my Brother and Sister Gage. Along the whole way of life that the children of God are called to pass, the Word of God has placed beacons of warnings, as well as guiding lights. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” [Psalm 119:105.] “For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life,” to keep thee from evil. [Proverbs 6:23, 24.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894)

Ms 106, 1894

9LtMs, Ms 106, 1894, par. 7

What shall we say to arouse simple-minded men and women to beware of the influence of these false prophets who spread moral pollution wherever they go? Can a Christian associate with this class and be safe? No, these men are zealous in their advocacy of error; for they receive their inspiration from the father of lies. But there cannot be fellowship and communion with these false prophets on the part of children of God without becoming tainted, and of breathing in the defiling moral atmosphere which surrounds these souls? “Can a man take coals into his bosom and not be burned?” [Proverbs 6:27.] Jude says concerning these false prophets, “Woe unto them, for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves when without fear; clouds are they without water, carried about the winds; trees whose fruits withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.” [Verses 11-13.]

Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students

The Classics

CT 381.4

Those who are conversant with the classics declare that “the Greek tragedies are full of incest, murder, and human sacrifices to lustful and revengeful gods.” Far better would it be for the world were the education gained from such sources to be dispensed with. “Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?” Proverbs 6:28. “Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.” Job 14:4. Can we, then, expect the youth to develop Christian character while their education is molded by the teaching of those who set at defiance the principles of the law of God?

Education

Chapter 15—Business Principles and Methods

Ed 136.1

“Go not in the way of evil men;” “can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?” Proverbs 4:14; 6:28.

The Ministry of Healing

The Classics

MH 443.4

Those who are conversant with the classics declare that “the Greek tragedies are full of incest, murder, and human sacrifices to lustful and revengeful gods.” Far better would it be for the world were the education gained from such sources to be dispensed with. “Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?” Proverbs 6:28. “Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.” Job 14:4. Can we then expect the youth to develop Christian character while their education is molded by the teaching of those who set at defiance the principles of the law of God?

Radiant Religion

Selfishness Breeds Discontent, May 16

RRe 138.1

For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. Proverbs 6:34, 35.