It is important to remember that Proverbs is not a verse-by-verse exposition. It is exposition, but due to the nature of the text, we must follow its existing structure. Dr. Bruce Waltke discusses the importance of our prayers as we study so that we "become porous, so the spirit of what was taught becomes part of our personality. This is where the spiritual life and exegesis kiss one another and need one another." 

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