Category: proverbs
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Guard [1-minute read]
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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All [1-minute read]
5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.–Proverbs 3 Here is an exercise I like to lead people through when they feel distant from God but don’t know how to communicate why. Take each line…
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Walk [1-minute read]
20So you will walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous.–Proverbs 2 Here is a simple result of following biblical counsel. Do you want this kind of life? I would like to be known as a man who makes good choices and who pursues righteousness. This would place…
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Fear [1-minute read]
7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge;fools despise wisdom and instruction.–Proverbs 1 This word for ‘fear’ occurs 18 times in the Old Testament and each time fear is treated as a category. It is either present or it is not. Some people push back here and say that this verse makes it sound like…
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Her Husband [1-minute read]
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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Excuses [1-minute read]
8…give me neither poverty nor riches;feed me with the food that is needful for me,9lest I be full and deny youand say, “Who is the LORD?”or lest I be poor and stealand profane the name of my God.–Proverbs 30 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ…
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Lowly [1-minute read]
23Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.–Proverbs 29 Pride is an expression of selfishness and is the foundation for all sin. It is self-seeking. In an ultimate sense, the unrepentant prideful will receive the wrath of God (Romans 2:8). The lowly in spirit are humble and have consider others over…
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Bring Good [1-minute read]
[12] She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.—Proverbs 31 The context here is the wife of noble character as described originally by ancient King Lemuel and his mother. My thought is that this verse contains good principles for relationships.
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Do Not Add [1-minute read]
[6] Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.—Proverbs 30 2 things I have noticed people add to the Bible in terms of importance. Both are wrong. And yes, I have at one point done both.
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Rage or Calm [1-minute read]
[11] Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.—Proverbs 29 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. (James 1:19-20) Rage is…
Joel M Bradshaw 