Category: Proverbs
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Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. On the surface, this verse seems to say that to respect the Lord is to hate the things He hates. But what we can easily miss is the intensity in this…
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Proverbs 6:27 – 28 Can anyone take fire in his lap and his clothes not be burned? Or can a person walk on hot coals and his feet not be scorched? The context of this passage deals with a warning against adultery, but there are other principles and applications that we can apply to our…
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Proverbs 28:27 He who gives to the poor will never want, But he who shuts his eyes [from their need] will have many curses. (AMP) Generosity is the path to blessing; it reflects the heart and nature of God. We just need to recognize that people can be “poor” in many ways. They can be:…
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Proverbs 10:4 Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. (NIV) America is driven by the pursuit of comfort, convenience and pleasure. Many of the products and services we use are designed to provide more of these “staples” of American society. But like the old saying goes, “Too much of a good thing…
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Proverbs 3:3 – 4 Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. The key phase in this passage is “steadfast love”. It comes from the Hebrew word…
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Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a good (encouraging) word makes it glad. (AMP) If you watch your local news casts for two or three days, you will find enough things happening around you to make you concerned. Most things over which you have no control. The more you listen,…
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Proverbs 1: 8 – 9 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not ignore your mother’s teaching;For they are a graceful wreath for your head and necklaces for your neck. Proverbs 2:1 – 2 My son, if you will receive my words and treasure my commandments within you,Make your ear attentive to wisdom; incline your…
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Proverbs 3:3 – 4 3 Do not let mercy and kindness and truth leave you [instead let these qualities define you];Bind them [securely] around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.4 So find favor and high esteem in the sight of God and man. (AMP) A person’s reputation can have a major…
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Proverbs 29:15 The rod and reproof (godly instruction) give wisdom, but a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother. (AMP) It is clear from the Scriptures and the things we do in life that we all have a fallen, sinful nature. In the book of Romans, Paul expressed his struggle with…
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Proverbs 28:19 He who cultivates his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless people and frivolous pursuits will have plenty of poverty. My grandfather was a farmer his entire life. Every spring he would use his old blue tractor to till the soil, and prepare the ground for planting. Days were long and…
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