Category: proverbs
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Which Describes You?
32Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.–Proverbs 16 Our world prioritizes the warrior. Our world highlights the victorious. God prioritizes patience. God prioritizes self-control. Are you focused on being recognized by the world or by God?–JMB
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God’s Eyes
3The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.–Proverbs 15 God’s eyes see OUTSIDE. How people live their lives. God’s eyes see INSIDE. The matters people hide within them. God’s eyes see LONG RANGE. He knows the whole story. God’s eyes are DILIGENT. Nothing slips past Him. He keeps. God’s eyes…
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Self-Control Walls
28Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.–Proverbs 25 Imagine your life as a city under attack. The only hope for that city is that the walls do not break. Those walls are your self-control. What parts of your life would disastrously crumble if you were undisciplined? How is…
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Parents and Children
15My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed; 16my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.–Proverbs 23 Parents, how do you respond to these verses? So many of us want our children to be popular, successful, or happy. But let’s pray for wisdom for our…
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A Heart That Is Pure
11One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.–Proverbs 22 I was verbally bullied in middle school and high school, and I never fought back. Inside I was devising words to say and responses to give. With my friends we would have verbal sparring sessions where…
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Whose Eyes?
2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart.–Proverbs 21 I do what I do, because I want what I want. My opinion always naturally sounds best to me. I find it easy to selfishly justify the choices I make. Even though the Bible may be clear, I still…
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Rock Bottom Hope
7The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.–Proverbs 28 It almost seems impossible that Jesus didn’t have this proverb on his mind when he gave his famous parable about the Prodigal Son in Luke 15. Let’s use that passage to illustrate. A father had…
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Your Team [1-minute read]
17Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.–Proverbs 27 1. 3AM friend. Nothing good usually produces a 3AM phone call. There is some catastrophe in your home or in your life and you need help. If you don’t have a 3AM friend, be a 3AM friend. I have leaned on this type of friend during…
