Category: Reflections

Proverb 10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. (ESV) The Amplified Version says: Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers and overwhelms all transgressions [forgiving and overlooking another’s faults]. One of the most common human experiences is being wronged by someone. The actions or words of another can cause us heart-ache, pain, difficulty…

Proverbs 20:4 The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing. Back in the day when this Proverb was written, the world was an agrarian world, meaning that agriculture was the main activity of most of the people. If people wanted to eat during the year, especially in…

Proverbs 11:5 The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead. Here’s a “Vic” translation: People who conduct themselves in a just, lawful and righteous manner avoid a lot of trouble. But people who are wicked, morally wrong, ungodly and routinely do bad things, walk “smack dab” into a whole lot…

Proverbs 21:13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered. When we see the word “poor” we usually think of it from a financial sense, i.e., lack of money, being in a lower income group. But the Hebrew word also means: lean, weaker, needy. And…

Proverbs 13:10 Through pride and presumption come nothing but strife, But [skillful and godly] wisdom is with those who welcome [well-advised] counsel. Pride is: “All about me. I got this. I can handle this. I got the answers. I know all I need to know. I’m in control. I’m in charge. “ Its a feeding…

Proverbs 8:17 – 21 17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.  18 With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity. 19 My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver. 20 I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, 21 bestowing…

Proverbs 22:1 A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. (NIV) A good name [earned by honorable behavior, godly wisdom, moral courage, and personal integrity] is more desirable than great riches; And favor is better than silver and gold. (AMP) What is the daily goal of your…

Proverbs 19:19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again. Most of us have a “soft spot” for someone else…a child, a sibling, a close friend, even a pet. We tend to look away or minimize when they do or say something they shouldn’t. We say,…

Proverbs 11:22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion. This is one of the scriptures that caught my eye a long time ago. It’s one that makes you go, “Hmmm”. Gold has been one of man’s most valuable commodities for thousands of years.  Anything made out…

Proverbs 16:2 All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord. Proverbs 24:12 If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have…