Category: proverbs
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Neglect
33Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it.—Proverbs 8 I bet you are really good at noticing when others neglect things. But what do you neglect? Which areas of your life do you purposely not use wisdom? The first step is recognizing. The second step is correcting. Neglect is the opposite of wise…
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Storage
1My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; 2keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; 3bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.—Proverbs 7 The ancient world evidently valued storing and keeping like we do. We have cloud storage…
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Inside and Outside
20My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.21Bind them on your heart always;tie them around your neck.22When you walk, they will lead you;when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you.—Proverbs 6 We learn wise things in life to guide us and…
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A Reminder
21For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and he ponders all his paths.–Proverbs 5 What this simple proverb tell us is that everything we do in life is known to God. The paths we take are pondered by God. If you were to take a step back and consider the great narrative of…
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How Do You Receive Instruction?
13Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.–Proverbs 4 Every job I have ever had has come with instruction. This is why we remove the rogue corn. This is the way to work the cash register. This is how to take a driver’s license picture. This is how…
Joel M Bradshaw 