Pro 5: 15-23 (ESV) Drink water from your own cistern,flowing water from your own well.Should your springs be scattered abroad,streams of water in the streets?Let them be for yourself alone,and not for strangers with you. Let your fountain be blessed,and rejoice in the wife of your youth,a lovely deer, a graceful doe.Let her breasts fillContinue reading “Prov 5: 15-23”
Category Archives: Proverbs
Proverbs 5: 1-14
Proverbs 5: 1-14 (ESV) My son, be attentive to my wisdom;incline your ear to my understanding,that you may keep discretion,and your lips may guard knowledge.For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey,and her speech is smoother than oil, but in the end she is bitter as wormwood,sharp as a two-edged sword.Her feet go downContinue reading “Proverbs 5: 1-14”
Proverbs 4: 20-27
Proverbs 4: 20-27 My son, be attentive to my words;incline your ear to my sayings.Let them not escape from your sight;keep them within your heart.For they are life to those who find them,and healing to all their flesh.Keep your heart with all vigilance,for from it flow the springs of life.Put away from you crooked speech,andContinue reading “Proverbs 4: 20-27”
Proverbs 4: 10-19
Proverbs 4: 10-19 Hear, my son, and accept my words,that the years of your life may be many.I have taught you the way of wisdom;I have led you in the paths of uprightness. When you walk, your step will not be hampered,and if you run, you will not stumble.Keep hold of instruction; do not letContinue reading “Proverbs 4: 10-19”
Proverbs 4: 1-9
Proverbs 4: 1-9 (ESV) Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction,and be attentive, that you may gain insight,for I give you good precepts;do not forsake my teaching.When I was a son with my father,tender, the only one in the sight of my mother,he taught me and said to me,“Let your heart hold fast my words;keep myContinue reading “Proverbs 4: 1-9”
Proverbs 3: 21-35
Proverbs 3: 21-35 (ESV) My son, do not lose sight of these—keep sound wisdom and discretion,and they will be life for your souland adornment for your neck.Then you will walk on your way securely,and your foot will not stumble.If you lie down, you will not be afraid;when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.DoContinue reading “Proverbs 3: 21-35”
Proverbs 3: 21-35
Proverbs 3: 21-35 (ESV) My son, do not lose sight of these—keep sound wisdom and discretion,and they will be life for your souland adornment for your neck. Then you will walk on your way securely,and your foot will not stumble.If you lie down, you will not be afraid;when you lie down, your sleep will beContinue reading “Proverbs 3: 21-35”
Proverbs 3: 13-20
Proverbs 3: 13-20 (ESV) Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,and the one who gets understanding,for the gain from her is better than gain from silverand her profit better than gold.She is more precious than jewels,and nothing you desire can compare with her.Long life is in her right hand;in her left hand are riches andContinue reading “Proverbs 3: 13-20”
Proverbs 3: 1-12
Proverbs 3: 1-12 (ESV) My son, do not forget my teaching,but let your heart keep my commandments,for length of days and years of lifeand peace they will add to you. 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 favour and goodContinue reading “Proverbs 3: 1-12”
Proverbs 2:9-15
Proverbs 2: 9-15 Then you will understand righteousness and justiceand equity, every good path;for wisdom will come into your heart,and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;discretion will watch over you,understanding will guard you,delivering you from the way of evil,from men of perverted speech,who forsake the paths of uprightnessto walk in the ways of darkness,whoContinue reading “Proverbs 2:9-15”
As I read it! 