Proverbs and the quest in the spiritual realms

I was also thinking about xxxx's mentioning of Proverbs. It seems that proverbs as a genre are supposed to be in memory. And of course they are easier to memorize than other types or genres of Scripture. I think - I know - all Scripture can be put into memory my steady reading of it, but Proverbs can be used for that unique attempt to memorize actual verses and being able to repeat them from memory.

I was also thinking about how I see the proverbs themselves. They are basic, primary, simple. That is because when we die and are in essence we need such simple, primary truth as our foundation and as our means to navigate that world.

Like if we are confronted by demons and we think maybe lying and saying we aren't what we are (thinking the demons would be mollified if we did this), but then we remember proverbs about how it is better to tell the truth than to lie, and so we boldly say the truth that we are heirs of the King of all creation, and that act makes the demons give way. Simple things like that.

Of course we're in that spiritual world now too. - C.

ps- I think there is truth in seeing the fantasy type quest as happening when one physically dies and is able to stand and be awake to some degree. You're making your way to the Kingdom of God, and in between there is Satan and his demons (the Prince of the power of the air), and obstacles, and so on. And you draw on your knowledge of the Word of God (your sword), your faith (your shield) and your ability to be awake and to fear only God and to recognize the Way and the destination.