Category: proverbs
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The Vigilant Heart
23Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.24Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.25Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you.26Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.27Do not swerve to the right or…
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Proverbs 3 Homework
5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.–Proverbs 3 5Trust in the Lord with all your heart In what areas do you not trust God? Does God have all your heart or not? and lean not…
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Compromise Chases An Idol
12Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse, 13who have left the straight paths to walk in dark ways, 14who delight in doing wrong and rejoice in the perverseness of evil, 15whose paths are crooked and who are devious in their ways. 16Wisdom will save you also…
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Take Your Sin Seriously
10My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them.–Proverbs 1 …but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. (James 1:14-15) I remember my…
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Rich and Poor
2Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.–Proverbs 22 Some quick thoughts: God made both rich and poor as has them currently where they are. The rich needs to focus on caring for others and not being haughty. The poor needs to focus on trusting God and not being jealous.…
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Wickedness and the Righteous One
12The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.–Proverbs 21 According to this proverb, wickedness is defined by what is taken note of by the Righteous One. He takes note of wicked houses for purpose of judgement or ruin. Evil people may see to thrive unnoticed by God…
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A Recovery Proverb
24A person’s steps are directed by the Lord. How then can anyone understand their own way?–Proverbs 20 Then [Jesus] said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me…
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Resting Content
23The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.–Proverbs 19 “I [Jesus]have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) You may have troubles in this life. People may reject…
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Grace or Bitterness?
9Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.–Proverbs 17 Relationships thrive where grace is present. Grace is always undeserved or unmerited. Relationships suffer where bitterness is present. Bitterness repeats the past and never shows grace. There is a need for confession and owning your wrongs. But there…
