Spurgeon on Proverbs - Gordon College

1 1 Spurgeon on Proverbs These messages were made freely available on the web through the generosity of: Tony Capoccia Bible Bulletin Board Box 119 Columbus, New Jersey, USA, 08022 Our websites: and Email: Online since 1986 2 Table of Contents Page The Hold Fast Prov. 4:13 4 The Great Reservoir Prov. 4:23 18 Eyes Right Prov. 4:25 30 At the End of Your Life Prov. 5:11 43 Sinners Bound with Cords of Sin Prov.

2 5:22 57 An Appeal to Children of Godly Parents Prov. 6:20-23 70 The Talking Book Prov. 6:22 80 The Waterer Watered Prov. 11:25 93 Withholding Corn Prov. 11:26 106 the soul winner soul Winning Prov. 11:30 120 How a Man s Conduct Come Home to Him Prov. 14:14 133 Godly Fear and its Goddly Consequence Prov. 14:26 147 God, the All-Seeing One Prov. 15:11 160 The Hedge of Thorns and the Plain Way Prov.

3 15:19 172 Unsound Spiritual Trading Prov. 16:2 185 Trust in God True Wisdom Prov. 16:20 199 The Unrivalled Friend Prov. 17:17 211 Our Stronghold Prov. 18:10 224 Pride and Humility Prov. 18:12 237 The Cause and Cure of a Wounded Spirit Prov. 18:14 249 A Faithful Friend Prov. 18:24 261 The Sluggard s Reproof Prov.

4 20:4 274 One Lion, Two Lions, No Lions at All Prov. 22:13 286 All the Day Long Prov. 23:17-18 300 Three Important Precepts Prov. 23:19 313 Buying the Truth Prov. 23:23 326 The Heart: A Gift from God Prov. 23:26 337 The Broken Fence: The Sluggard s Farm Prov. 24:30-32 346 God s Glory in Hiding Sin Prov. 25:2 355 Good News Prov. 25:25 366 Tomorrow Cheer for Despondency Prov 27:1 379 Faithful Wounds Prov. 27:6 392 The Wandering Bird Prov.

5 27:8 419 The Best Friend Prov. 27:10 431 The Way to Honor, The Honored Servant Prov. 27:18 442 Spiritual Appetite Prov. 27:7 455 Two Coverings and Two Consequences Prov. 28:13 468 3 Page The Right King of Fear Prov. 28:14 478 Two Ancient Proverbs Prov. 29:25 491 A Homily for Humble Folks Prov. 30:2 501 The Gospel Cordial Prov.

6 31:6-7 515 Procrastination by Jonathan Edwards Prov. 27:1 524 The Duties of Parent by J. C. Ryle Prov. 22:6 5 42 The Hold Fast (Prov. 4:13) 4 The Hold Fast June 9th, 1878 at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, by C. H. Spurgeon . Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. Proverbs 4:13. Faith may be well described as taking hold upon divine instruction. God has condescended to teach us, and it is ours to hear with attention and receive his words; and while we are hearing faith comes, even that faith which saves the soul.

7 To take fast hold is an exhortation which concerns the strength, the reality, the heartiness, and the truthfulness of faith, and the more of these the better. If to take hold is good, to take fast hold is better. Even a touch of the hem of Christ s garment causeth healing to come to us, but if we want the full riches which are treasured up in Christ we must not only touch but take hold; and if we would know from day to day to the very uttermost all the fullness of his grace, we must take fast hold, and so maintain a constant and close connection between our souls and the eternal fountain of life.

8 It were well to give such a grip as a man gives to a plank when he seizes hold upon it for his very life that is a fast hold indeed. We are to take fast hold of instruction, and the best of instruction is that which comes from God; the truest wisdom is the revelation of God in Christ Jesus: of that therefore we are to take fast hold. The best understanding is obedience to the will of God and a diligent learning of those saving truths which God has set before us in his word: so that in effect we are exhorted to take hold of Christ Jesus our Lord, the incarnate wisdom in whom dwelleth all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

9 We are not to let him go but to keep him and hold him, for he is our life. Does not John in his gospel tell us that the Word is our The Hold Fast (Prov. 4:13) 5light for instruction and at the same time our life? In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The more we abide in the Lord Jesus and the more firmly we take hold upon him, the better will it be for us in a thousand ways. I intend at this time to speak as the Holy Spirit shall enable me upon this fast-hold; and I reckon that the subject is one of the most important which can occupy your attention at this particular crisis in the history of the church.

10 Many there be around us who believe in Christ, but it is with a very trembling faith and their hold is unsteady; we need to have among us men of tighter grip, who really believe what they profess to believe, who know the truth in its living power, and are persuaded of its certainty, so that they cannot by any means be moved from their steadfastness. Among the vacillating crowd we long to see fast-holders who are pillars in the house of our God, whose grasp of divine truth is not that of babes or boys, but of men full grown and vigorous. We shall handle our subject by speaking first upon the method by which we may take fast hold; then upon the difficulties which will lie in our way in so doing; thirdly, upon the benefits of such a firm grasp; and lastly upon the arguments for our fast holding mentioned in the text.