The Bryce Crawford Podcast - Proverbs Series Chapter 24 (EP 124)

Episode Date: July 24, 2025

Proverbs 24

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fall. What's going on, guys? Welcome back to another episode of the Bryce Crawford podcast. I'm Bryce. Today we're on Proverbs 24 out of 31 chapters on Proverbs. Guys, this has been an incredible series so far. You guys like it. Tell us down below in the comments. What book of the Bible should we break down next? All right, low key. I'm thinking a little bit of revelation, which that will take me a long time to prepare. But I think that's encouraging. Maybe we could go to the epistles. Maybe we do the book of Job. Maybe Matthew, maybe. I don't know. You guys give us your recommendation. But let's break it down. Verse one, be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them for their hearts devise

of violence and their lips talk of trouble. By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. The same way wisdom is used to build physical buildings, moral and spiritual values must be built in your life through the wisdom of the Lord. So you want to build a good, healthy, spiritual, and moral habits in your life? Apply the Word of God to your life. Verse 5 and 6, the strength of wisdom.

A wise man is full of strength and a man of knowledge enhances his might. For by wise guidance you can wager war and in an abundance of counselors there is victory. Versus 7 through 9. Wisdom is too high for a fool. In the gate he does not open his mouth. Whoever plans to do evil will be called a schemer. The devising of folly is sin and the scoffer is an abomination to mankind. This is the sin of folly. The fool looks at wisdom and thinks it's above

him. The fool looks at wisdom and says, oh, that's too far from me. When all of the beginning of Proverbs has said, no, wisdom is everywhere and accessible at all times. It makes its cry in the marketplace at the city gates everywhere. It's use of common sense here. Wisdom is accessible to everyone. Young people, old people. Preverbs has echoed this. Verse 10. If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small. Rescue those who are being taken away to death. Hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, behold, we do not know this.

Does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Help those on their way to destruction, Proverbs is saying. Verse 13, my son, eat honey for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. Know that wisdom is such to your soul. If you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off. there is a sweetness to wisdom and benefits still applying into your life.

Man, I love that. I love verses 13 and 14. Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous. Do no violence to his home. For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity. This is the resilience. The resilience of the righteous man.

The wicked man versus the righteous man. The righteous man falls seven times, is oppressed by the wicked. is oppressed by sin, but what does he do? He gets back up. It's like that Rocky quote. It's not about how hard you get hit. Wait, it's not about how hard you can hit.

It's about how hard you get hit and you can get back up. Something like that from Rocky. That's what that's saying. Verse 17, do not rejoice when your enemy falls and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles, lest the Lord see it and be displeased and turn away his anger from him. Verse 19 through 20. Fret not yourself because of evil doers and not be envious of the wicked.

For the evil man has no future. and the lamp of the wicked will be put out. Don't let wicked people make you worry. My son, fear the Lord and the king, and do not join with those who do otherwise, for disaster will arise suddenly from them, and who knows the ruin that will come from them both. Verse 23, these are also the sayings of the wise,

partially in judging is not good. Whoever says to the wicked you are in the right will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations, but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, and a good blessing will come upon them. So what is that verse saying? Versus 23 through 25, the importance of justice. Who is just and righteous?

The Lord God, Almighty. Verse 26. Whoever gives an honest answer, kisses the lips. Verse 27, prepare your work outside. Prepare your work outside. Get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that, build your house. I'm learning verse 27 right now because it's saying,

before a house is made, the proper preparations must be created. In the same way in life for you. do things, take the proper steps necessary to prepare beforehand. I'm learning that right now to prepare beforehand for things. Versus 28 to 29. Now this is interesting. The importance of speaking truth about other people. Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause and do not deceive with your lips. Do not say, I will do to him as he has done to me. I will pay the man back for what he has done. Be honest about speaking truth about other people. Meaning, if your best friend is caught up in some junk,

don't lie on their behalf because you ain't a snitch. Be truthful, honest, because the truth will set them free. Help knock some sense in their brain. Versus 30 through 34 to close us out is the tragedy of a lazy man. I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns. The ground was covered with needles,

and its stone wall was broken down. then I saw and considered it. I looked and received instruction. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber and want like an armed man. What is the point of learning about the tragedy of the lazy man

from verses 30 to 34 to close out Proverbs 24? The wise man can learn from the lazy one that they don't have to suffer the same thing as the lazy do. If you apply the wisdom of the Lord to your life, that you don't have to suffer like the lazy man. Guys, I pray that Proverbs 24 was a blessing for you guys. and I'll see you guys tomorrow for Proverbs Chapter 25. Guys, thank you so much for watching and listening to this episode.

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