Raising Wise Children

5 The Six Rs of Wisdom from Proverbs, Chapters 1-9  Regard the Lord Highly  Respect Authority  Resist Temptation  Recruit the Right Friends  Resolve to be Honorable  Rely upon Christ Now, a quick word about this last point, Rely upon Christ, before we look at each of these in turn. Solomon and the others responsible for the Book of Proverbs did not write about relying on the Messiah. But I can show you why, on this side of the cross, it is so important for us to include this R of Wisdom by asking a few questions: