Proverbs 2 16-22 ESV So you will be delivered from the forbidden woman,from the adulteress with her smooth words,who forsakes the companion of her youthand forgets the covenant of her God;for her house sinks down to death,and her paths to the departed;none who go to her come back,nor do they regain the paths of life.Continue reading “Proverbs 2 16-22”
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Proverbs 2: 1-8
Proverbs 1: 28-33 My son, if you receive my wordsand treasure up my commandments with you,making your ear attentive to wisdomand inclining your heart to understanding;yes, if you call out for insightand raise your voice for understanding,if you seek it like silverand search for it as for hidden treasures,then you will understand the fear ofContinue reading “Proverbs 2: 1-8”
Proverbs 1: 28-33
Proverbs 1: 28-33 Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;they will seek me diligently but will not find me.Because they hated knowledgeand did not choose the fear of the LORD,would have none of my counseland despised all my reproof,therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way,and have their fill ofContinue reading “Proverbs 1: 28-33”
Proverbs 1: 20-27
Proverbs 1: 20-27 (ESV) (The Call of Wisdom) Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice; at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delightContinue reading “Proverbs 1: 20-27”
Proverbs 1: 8-19
Proverbs 1: 8-19. (Section Entitled ‘The enticement of Sinners’)Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,and forsake not your mother’s teaching,for they are a graceful garland for your headand pendants for your neck. My son, if sinners entice you,do not consent.If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood;let us ambush the innocentContinue reading “Proverbs 1: 8-19”
As I read it!… Proverbs 1: 1-7
According to the English proverb a rider can take a horse to water, but cannot make it drink. According to the Ethiopian proverb a horse can take a soldier to war but cannot make him fight. Thinking of myself, I sometimes see myself as the horse, sometimes as the rider, sometimes as the soldier. AtContinue reading “As I read it!… Proverbs 1: 1-7”
As I read it! 