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Hateful Hearts – Proverbs 10:18
Sometimes wisdom has to be reasoned to. The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool. (Proverbs 10:18, ESV) You can’t hide your hatred without lying. You can’t
Continue reading...Mouth of the Righteous – Proverbs 10:10-14
What do people say about the way you talk? “She never knows when to stop!” “He isn’t to be trusted.” “I always learn something from her.” “I always
Continue reading...Slack Hands – Proverbs 10:2-5
One of the main themes of Proverbs is the benefit of hard work and the downside of laziness. One form of laziness is seeking to profit from wicked schemes to steal money from people. Treasures gained
Continue reading...Multiplied Days – Proverbs 9
My mom always told us to learn proper table etiquette, because, who knew, we might be invited to the White House one day and boy would we be embarrassed if we didn’t know how to act. I don’t
Continue reading...Hanging Out With Wisdom – Proverbs 8:22-36
Misguided attempts have been made to identify Wisdom, personified here in Proverbs 8, as Jesus or the Holy Spirit. This despite the fact that Wisdom is here described as “set up” and “brought
Continue reading...I Wisdom – Proverbs 8:12-21
According to Plato, Socrates visited the Oracle at Delphi with a friend who asked the Oracle who the wisest person was. The Oracle said Socrates was the wisest. But Socrates was puzzled by this answer,
Continue reading...Learn Prudence – Proverbs 8:1-11
Maybe one of the biggest issues we have dealt with in this covid-19 pandemic is being discerning. So many voices are shouting at us with the “true” story of things, and they contradict one
Continue reading...Putting Up Security – Proverbs 6:1-5
WSB-TV had an informative piece on the dangers of co-signing for a loan, you know, where you guarantee or act as the security for someone else paying back what they were loaned. They claim that 4 out
Continue reading...Intoxicated – Proverbs 5
I have often wondered why it is that sexual sin is the downfall of so many people. I believe in part the answer stems from how sexuality is so central to who we are. We have a sexual drive and beyond
Continue reading...Tender – Proverbs 4:1-9
Why are we so hesitant, many of us, to talk plainly about sexuality, menstrual cycles, and other subjects like that? One of the reasons is surely that we are painfully aware of the way sexuality is warped
Continue reading...Love Your Neighbor – Proverbs 3:28-35
We have the best neighbors. They are uniformly friendly, have integrity, and are trustworthy. One of my neighbors helped me take down and dispose of a dead tree in my yard. That’s a neighbor!
Continue reading...Divine Discipline – Proverbs 3:11,12
Could you mistake as love someone giving you whatever you wanted? Could you mistake for hatred someone disciplining you? Like little children I think we often expect that if God loves us He will give
Continue reading...Firstfruits – Proverbs 3:9,10
The dictionary defines ‘first fruits’ as “the first agricultural produce of a season, especially when given as an offering to God.” My giving is not agricultural produce but is
Continue reading...Straight Paths – Proverbs 3:5-8
Not that you need any help memorizing this verse, but I came across a fun little song/video that will blaze it in your mind, and, please, you surely won’t take it as advocating standing up on a roller
Continue reading...Steadfast Love – Proverbs 3:3,4
What is among the most important things you want your children or grandchildren to learn in life? How do you want them to be regarded by others? Would it surprise you that Solomon wanted his son to
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