Category: proverbs
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Honey and Glory [1-minute read]
27It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.–Proverbs 25 Honey in the ancient world was that special treat that you didn’t always have. I remember the days growing up when in my family only my grandmother had a VCR. She would send it our way on…
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Neighbor [1-minute read]
28Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips. 29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done.”–Proverbs 24 1. You live alongside your neighbor. Your family has a special relationship with…
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Buy Truth [1-minute read]
23Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.–Proverbs 23 TRUTH BUYERS: Learn for the sake of growth. Seek the things they need in order to grow and change. Freely submit to the wise instruction, counsel of others. Never hold the perspective that they are the master or have mastered something. Always…
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Pure Heart [1-minute read]
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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Just and Right [1-minute read]
3To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.–Proverbs 21 The tension here: God instituted sacrifices to restore the relationship between repentant sinners and God. As long a I bring a sacrifice to God, I feel like I can do whatever I want. This misses the point of the holy life…
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Dive Deep [1-minute read]
5The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.–Proverbs 20 I DO WHAT I DO, BECAUSE I WANT WHAT I WANT. That statement describes everyone’s story. Many people claim that they have a struggle, but they don’t struggle. Why? Because they want what they want.…
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Jerry and Terry [1-minute read]
20Listen to advice and accept instruction,that you may gain wisdom in the future.–Proverbs 19 Many years ago, I was in the early days of youth ministry. An intern in Racine, Wisconsin. The youth group and I had planned a fun event that we hoped would become a repeatable thing they could invite their friends to.…
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Heart Discipline
15Drink water from your own cistern,flowing water from your own well.–Proverbs 5 Yes, yes, so the context in this chapter is clearly sexual sin. The married man enticed to commit adultery and have sex with a woman not his wife. Now some reading this chapter (especially women) might be tempted to check out and pass…
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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…
