Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come afterContinue reading “Luke 14: 25-35… The Price tag….”
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Proverbs 23: 22-28…Pleading for listening ears..
22. Listen to your father who gave you life,and do not despise your mother when she is old.23. Buy truth, and do not sell it;buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.24. The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.25. Let your father and mother be glad;let herContinue reading “Proverbs 23: 22-28…Pleading for listening ears..”
Proverbs 23: 13-21…Advice to a loved son.
13. Do not withhold discipline from a child;if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.14. If you strike him with the rod,you will save his soul from Sheol.15. My son, if your heart is wise,my heart too will be glad.16. My inmost being will exultwhen your lips speak what is right.17. LetContinue reading “Proverbs 23: 13-21…Advice to a loved son.”
Proverbs 23: 1-12….sarcasm is used aplenty.
1. When you sit down to eat with a ruler,observe carefully what is before you,2. and put a knife to your throatif you are given to appetite.3. Do not desire his delicacies,for they are deceptive food.4. Do not toil to acquire wealth;be discerning enough to desist.5. When your eyes light on it, it is gone,forContinue reading “Proverbs 23: 1-12….sarcasm is used aplenty.”
Proverbs 22: 17-29….Words of the Wise
17. Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise,and apply your heart to my knowledge,18. for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,if all of them are ready on your lips.19. That your trust may be in the LORD,I have made them known to you today, even to you.20. HaveContinue reading “Proverbs 22: 17-29….Words of the Wise”
Proverbs 22: 1-16…Special stuff!
1. A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,and favour is better than silver or gold.2. The rich and the poor meet together;the LORD is the Maker of them all.3. The prudent sees danger and hides himself,but the simple go on and suffer for it.4. The reward for humility and fear ofContinue reading “Proverbs 22: 1-16…Special stuff!”
Proverbs 21: 20-31…Let your imagination run riot!
20. Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling,but a foolish man devours it.21. Whoever pursues righteousness and kindnesswill find life, righteousness, and honour.22. A wise man scales the city of the mightyand brings down the stronghold in which they trust.23. Whoever keeps his mouth and his tonguekeeps himself out of trouble.24 “Scoffer”Continue reading “Proverbs 21: 20-31…Let your imagination run riot!”
Proverbs 21: 5-19… An Overview
5. The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.6. The getting of treasures by a lying tongueis a fleeting vapour and a snare of death.7. The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,because they refuse to do what is just.8. The way of the guiltyContinue reading “Proverbs 21: 5-19… An Overview”
Proverbs 21: 1-4….Solomon packs some punches
1. The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD;he turns it wherever he will.2. Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,but the LORD weighs the heart.3. To do righteousness and justiceis more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.4. Haughty eyes and a proud heart,the lampContinue reading “Proverbs 21: 1-4….Solomon packs some punches”
Luke 14: 12-24 The Great Feast…
He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbours, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, theContinue reading “Luke 14: 12-24 The Great Feast…”
As I read it! 