In The Word Read: Proverbs 17-18 Contrast the Upright and the Wicked 17 Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it Than a house full of feasting with strife. 2 A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, And will share in the inheritance among brothers. 3 The refining pot is for silver […]
Month: October 2019
God’s Plans or Your Plans
In The Word Read: Proverbs 15:24-16:33 24 The path of life leads upward for the wise That he may keep away from Sheol below. 25 The Lord will tear down the house of the proud, But He will establish the boundary of the widow. 26 Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord, But pleasant words are pure. 27 He […]
Seek Wisdom
In The Word Read: Proverbs 14:22-15:23 22 Will they not go astray who devise evil? But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good. 23 In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty. 24 The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools is foolishness. 25 A truthful witness […]
Are You Lazy?
In The Word Read: Proverbs 13:1-14:21 Contrast the Upright and the Wicked 13 A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. 2 From the fruit of a man’s mouth he enjoys good, But the desire of the treacherous is violence. 3 The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; The one […]
Proverbs of Solomon
In The Word Read: Proverbs 10:1-11:13 Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked 10 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother. 2 Ill-gotten gains do not profit, But righteousness delivers from death. 3 The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger, But He will […]