Category: proverbs
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Your Heart Reflects You
19As in water face reflects face,so the heart of man reflects the man.–Proverbs 27 There was that old fable about the dog and the bone. He carried the bone in his mouth and then looked down at a pond and saw a dog carrying a bone in his mouth. He wanted the bone and so…
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Life Is Too Short for Pits
27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.–Proverbs 26 In the ancient world, pits were dug to trap. It was passive warfare, yet aggressive. A village might trap a dangerous wild animal or an army enemy soldiers. It also could be used for passively…
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Deep Waters of Purpose
5The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.–Proverbs 20 As I journey with someone in counseling, I find it helpful to utter a rather deep statement that I have learned. I DO WHAT I DO BECAUSE I WANT WHAT I WANT. Many people claim…
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Recall Wise Advice
20Listen to advice and accept instruction,that you may gain wisdom in the future.–Proverbs 19 One of the things I find meaningful as I do these daily devotions is that as I read the text for that day, memories will sometimes just jump to the front of my mind. It happened yesterday with Blarney Castle. It…
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The Strong Tower
10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.–Proverbs 18 Here is a photo I took of one of the towers of Blarney Castle outside Cork, Ireland. To kiss the famous Blarney Stone you have to climb a couple of tight, winding stairways up and up.…
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A Reason You Go Through Hard Times
3The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,and the LORD tests hearts.–Proverbs 17 It’s been years since I have taken a chemistry class, and so I brushed up with a little online research regarding crucibles this morning. Crucibles were a way for metals to be purified. Say an ancient culture mined gold or silver.…
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Your Speech Matters
1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. 2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly. 3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good. 4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue…
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The Proverbs 31 Husband
11The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.–Proverbs 31 Much effort is made describing the Proverbs 31 wife. And rightly so. Today, I want to describe the Proverbs 31 husband. Here are 10. The verses from Proverbs 31 are in parenthesis. I need this reminder. Do you?…
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Two Traps to Avoid
6Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.–Proverbs 30 Most people reading these words are not going to be adding a new chapter to the Bible or trying to discredit God in any way. But does this proverb have something to indeed keep in mind for the…
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Grace and Gladness
3He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.–Proverbs 29 This proverb links with a parable of Jesus. So let your mind travel to Jesus telling the parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15. His crowd WAS WITH this proverb. The older son in the parable was…
Joel M Bradshaw 