Most people are aware of the Proverbs in the bible. It is a book of wisdom, as presented to us by Solomon, the wisest man to ever live.

1Kings 4:29-34
 And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore. ³⁰ Thus Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt. ³¹ For he was wiser than all men—than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the surrounding nations. ³² He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five. ³³ Also he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree of Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish. ³⁴ And men of all nations, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom, came to hear the wisdom of Solomon.

Solomon tells us in chapter 1 why he wrote the Proverbs.  There is purpose behind these poetic words of truth.
Verse 2:
-to acquire wisdom
-to acquire discipline
-to understand words of insight
Verse 3
-receive instruction [in wise behavior, righteousness, justice, and fairness]
Verse 4
-to give discernment
-to give discretion
Verse 5
-to increase learning
-to give wise counsel

If mankind were given a booklet of wisdom, by a man who was supernaturally given wisdom by God Himself, should we ignore it?
Should we decide what parts are wise today, and which are no longer useful?  It is quite arrogant of man to reject any of the Proverbs, when it is one of the most concentrated sampling of wisdom ever recorded. With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of this wisdom:

Proverbs 1:8
My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother;

Proverbs 2:1-5
My son, if you accept my words
    and treasure my mitzvot [commandments] within you,
² making your ear attentive to wisdom,
    inclining your heart to discernment,
³ yes, if you call out for insight,
    lifting up your voice for discernment,
⁴ if you seek her as silver
    and search for her as for hidden treasures,
⁵ then you will know the fear of Adonai
and discover the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 3:1-7
My son, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my mitzvot [commandments].
² For length of days and years of life,
and shalom [peace] they will add to you.
³ Let kindness and truth never leave you—
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
⁴ Then you will gain favor and a good name
in the eyes of God and man.
⁵ Trust in Adonai with all your heart,
lean not on your own understanding.
⁶ In all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He will make your paths straight.
⁷ Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear Adonai and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 4:2-5
For I give you sound learning—
do not forsake my instruction.
³ When I was a son to my father,
tender and special to my mother,
⁴ he taught me and said to me:
    “Lay hold of my words in your heart,
    keep my commands and you will live!
⁵ Get wisdom! Get understanding!
Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 6:20-23
²⁰ My son, keep your father’s mitzvah [commandments],
and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
²¹ Bind them on your heart continually—
tie them around your neck.
²² When you walk, they will guide you.
When you lie down, they will watch over you,
and when you wake up, they will speak to you.
²³ For the mitzvah [commandments] is a lamp, Torah [The Law] a light,
and corrective discipline the way of life,

Proverbs 7:1-3
My son, keep my words
and treasure my mitzvot [commandments] within you.
² Keep my mitzvot [commandments] and live,
my teaching as the apple of your eye.
³ Bind them on your fingers,
write them on the tablet of your heart.

Proverbs 10:8-9
The wise in heart accept commands,
but a babbling fool comes to ruin.
⁹ One who walks in integrity, walks securely,
but one who takes crooked paths will be discovered.

Proverbs 13:13
Whoever despises instruction will pay a penalty,
but whoever respects a mitzvah [commandments] will be rewarded.

Proverbs 19:16
One who keeps a mitzvah [commandments] guards his soul,
but one who neglects His ways will die.

Proverbs 28:4-9
Those who forsake Torah [The Law] praise the wicked,
but those who keep Torah [The Law] stir them up.
⁵ Evil men do not understand justice,
but those who seek Adonai understand it fully.
⁶ Better the poor who walks in his integrity
than the rich whose ways are crooked.
⁷ He who keeps Torah [The Law] is a discerning son,
but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
⁸ Whoever increases his wealth by exorbitant interest,
gathers it for one kinder to the poor.
⁹ One who turns his ear from hearing Torah [The Law]
—even his prayer is an abomination.
TIME OUT!!!!
Did you catch that?
If we do not listen to the Torah–
If we reject the Torah–
If we ignore the Torah–
If we consider the Torah to be abolished–
If we consider the Torah to be done away with–
———–Then our prayers are an abomination to Yehova???
Did you catch that?
Does God listen to your prayers?
Or are they an abomination to Him?

Proverbs 29:18
Where there is no divine vision people cast off restraint,
but blessed is the one who keeps Torah [The Law].

Do we believe the Proverbs to be true today?
Do we still consider the Proverbs to be wise?
Do we pick and choose which ones we like, and toss the rest?
Is it wise to reject this sampling of wisdom, or any portions of it?

Proverbs 3 says the commandments will add years to your life, and bring you peace!! Do you believe this is no longer true?
Churches teach this is no longer true.
Are you ok with that?

Many will argue that these words were true when The Law was in effect, but that it is no longer…
Does the New Testament speak of The Law, the Torah?

In Matthew 5, we see these words from Messiah Himself:
¹⁷ “Do not think that I came to abolish the Torah or the Prophets! I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. ¹⁸ Amen, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or serif shall ever pass away from the Torah until all things come to pass.

Messiah did not abolish the Torah.  He came to fully teach it (look up the Greek word pleroo, translated as fulfill in verse 17. Then look up the Greek word used in verse 18, translated as fulfill).
Messiah continues in Matthew 5 with this:
¹⁹ Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever keeps and teaches them, this one shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 
He says not to break the commandments of the Torah, and not to teach others to do so.  Then He clarifies that we are to keep the commandments of Torah, and to teach others to do so.
This is not what our churches teach.
Are you OK with that?

Have you ever heard that we are to love our neighbor as ourself?
Messiah tells us this in Matthew 7
So in all things, do to others what you would want them to do to you—for this is the Torah and the Prophets.
Messiah says that the idea of doing kind things for others comes from the Torah and the Prophets [the Prophets always teach the Torah].

Our churches teach us that Messiah has simplified everything.
We are told that we have new generic commands to keep.
Matthew 22:37-38
³⁷ And He said to him, “‘You shall love Adonai your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’  ³⁸ This is the first and greatest commandment. ³⁹ And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
Are men supposed to figure out what the standards are, in keeping these two generic commands?
Is the standard high, or is the standard low?
How do we know what is enough, and what is not enough?
Well, let’s figure this out.
What if I tell you the two greatest commands are not new generic commands given in the New Testament?
Let’s check out verse 36:
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Torah?”
This changes everything!!
Our churches teach us to keep these two greatest commands, however we see fit.
When we look at verse 36, we find out that Messiah was actually simply answering a question about Torah, the Law.
Not only was Messiah speaking about the Torah, He was actually quoting it!!
Deuteronomy 6:5
Love Adonai your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Leviticus 19:17
“…but love your neighbor as yourself.”
Seriously? 
Am I sure about this?
Look at Verse 40
“The entire Torah and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Just in case we are confused, Messiah tells us that the two greatest commandments are just paraphrasing the Torah and the words of the Prophets [who all taught Torah].

But our churches teach the Torah is done away with, and that the two greatest commands are new.
Scripture shows us that is not true.
Are you OK with that?

Moving on to Matthew 23, Messiah says this:
¹ Then Yeshua spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, ² saying, “The Torah scholars and Pharisees sit on the seat of Moses. ³ So whatever they tell you, do and observe. But don’t do what they do; for what they say, they do not do. 

Messiah tells everyone to do what the teachers say when they are sitting in the seat of Moses.
What happens in the seat of Moses?
The Torah, The Law, is read word for word, without commentary.
Messiah is telling everyone to do what the Torah [The Law] says.
He goes on to tell everyone to NOT do what the Pharisees [the educated religious leaders] do, because they do not do what they teach from Torah.
In Matthew 15, we see Messiah admonishing them for teaching the traditions of men as though they were the Word of Yehova.

What are the consequences of following what the educated religious leaders do?
We see it in Matthew 23:13
¹³ “But woe to you, Torah scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut people out of the kingdom of heaven. For you do not enter yourselves, nor do you let those enter who are trying to go in.
These are the words of Messiah.
He says the Pharisees [educated religious leaders] will not enter heaven, nor will those who follow them.
This is bad!!
So very bad.
Our Messiah teaches us that we are to do what the Law says [the Torah]. Our churches teach us that the Torah Law is done away with.
Today’s educated religious leaders teach against what God said is forever, and what Messiah teaches us to do.
How will that go for them?
How will that go for those who follow them?
Read Matthew 23:13 again for the answer.

I could go on and on and on…
But this is enough for today.

But Messiah said the greatest commandment of Torah is to love Yehova.
How do we do that?
How do we define that?
We don’t need to define it, because Messiah already did that for us:

John 14:15
 “If you love Me, keep My commandments.”
John 14:21
He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me.
John 15:10
If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.