Proverbs 9

Proverbs 9: Invitations of Wisdom and Folly. Both wisdom and folly beckon you to their homes and invite you to eat of their food, but only the food of wisdom leads to life. Rebuking mockers only leads to hate, but rebuke of the wise leads to wisdom. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Wisdom is rewarding and mockery will lead to suffering. 

God tells us both wisdom and folly are readily available to each of us, but only wisdom leads to life. Wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Fear of the Lord teaches us to obey God and the knowledge of the Holy One tells us how to obey God. Wisdom is rewarding because it comes from obeying God. God's favor is on the wise, but those who mock God suffer. Choose wisdom and feast on the food of the knowledge of the Holy One. Do not eat on the food of folly for it only leads to suffering and death. 

Proverbs 6

Proverbs 6: Warnings Against Folly. If you have put up security for your neighbor, shaken hands in a pledge with a stranger, or have been trapped by the words of your mouth than you are not to rest until you have freed yourself. We are called to be like ants, who have no ruler, but still stores up provisions during harvest. Ants work tirelessly, they are not lazy, and their lives are known for production. The Lord hates 6 things, 7 that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who stirs up conflict in the community. 

God intends for us to live honorable lives. Our lives should be productive and we should be prepared always. God doesn't want anything to control us and urges us to free ourselves from worldly restraints. Our lives should be free from evil and we should be aware of who we allow in our lives because evil only leads to destruction. God warns us to live careful lives and to not be led into stupid mistakes.