Category: Proverbs
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Proverbs 19:11 Good sense and discretion make a man slow to anger, And it is his honor and glory to overlook a transgression or an offense [without seeking revenge and harboring resentment]. (AMP) One of the common experiences people have is that of being offended. Whether its due to other people’s mistakes, bad attitudes, stupidity, malice, forgetfulness, selfishness or just circumstances, we…
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Proverbs 16:9 “A man’s mind plans his way [as he journeys through life], But the Lord directs his steps and establishes them.” (AMP) American college and professional football teams have a group of coaches observing the game in a booth situated high above the playing field. These coaches have the advantage of seeing the entire field…
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Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words. (AMP) A classic example of an application of this Proverb is found in Numbers 13 and 14. The Hebrew nation had been miraculously freed from Egyptian bondage by God.…
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Proverbs 10:9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out. Proverbs 28:18 Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall. A number of years ago, I took an afternoon drive through a new subdivision. The homes were in various…
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Proverbs 18:11 A rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination. An obvious application of this scripture has to do with depending upon material wealth for our security in life. There are other scriptures in Proverbs that address that topic (Proverbs 11:28, Proverbs 11:4). But the focus of…
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Proverbs 16:16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver. In January 1848 gold was discovered in Coloma, California. This started what was called the “California Gold Rush”. People from all over the US and other parts of the world traveled to California to…
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Proverbs 17:21 He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow,And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy. Proverb 17:25 A foolish son is a grief and anguish to his father and bitterness to her who gave birth to him. (AMP) In 2 Samuel…
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Proverbs 5:22 – 23 The iniquities done by a wicked man will trap him, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.He will die for lack of instruction (discipline), And in the greatness of his foolishness he will go astray and be lost. (AMP) In 1 Kings 1, we find King David very old…
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Proverbs 17:3 As tried in a furnace silver and gold; so choice hearts by the Lord. (ABP) When I was in college we would occasionally be given quizzes to test our knowledge over material we recently covered in class. But the bigger and more important test came at the end of the semester when we…
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Proverbs 17:27 “Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.” Proverbs 15:18 “A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.” The other day I made an appointment at the bank to take care of some business. The banker…
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