This is a set of proverbs worth a good few pages of comment! 26 In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence,and his children will have a refuge.27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,that one may turn away from the snares of death. – I read that much braveryContinue reading “Proverbs 14: 26-35….Godly Advice!”
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Proverbs 14: 14-25….Be honest in your assessing; take these into consideration.
14 The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways,and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways. – You will reap what you sow!15 The simple believes everything,but the prudent gives thought to his steps. – Here ‘simple’ isn’t an intellectual thing but is the antithesisContinue reading “Proverbs 14: 14-25….Be honest in your assessing; take these into consideration.”
Proverbs 14: 1-13….Good Advice to be taken Onboard!
1 The wisest of women builds her house,but folly with her own hands tears it down. – Although years ago I used as a GP to visit houses in a certain ethnic group where the floor boards of a government provided house would have been torn up to light the stove or heater. I don’tContinue reading “Proverbs 14: 1-13….Good Advice to be taken Onboard!”
Proverbs 13: 13-25….Is this just flippant advice?
13 Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself,but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded. – Does ‘word’ equal commandment or is it wider as ‘the Bible is the Word of God? Or one of Jesus’ titles is the ‘Word of God’?14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,that oneContinue reading “Proverbs 13: 13-25….Is this just flippant advice?”
Proverbs 13: 1-12….Why was each thought written?
1 A wise son hears his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.2 From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.3 Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.4 The soulContinue reading “Proverbs 13: 1-12….Why was each thought written?”
Proverbs 12: 21-28….When will the magazine be emptied?
21 No ill befalls the righteous,but the wicked are filled with trouble. – If I think that death is the end of everything, I am tempted to think that this is not always true! But standing back and looking at it from an eternal perspective the example of Jesus’ end on the Cross (which fitsContinue reading “Proverbs 12: 21-28….When will the magazine be emptied?”
Proverbs 12: 10-20….More bullets!
Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.An evil man is ensnared byContinue reading “Proverbs 12: 10-20….More bullets!”
Proverbs 12: 1-9….Proverbs shot out like machine gun bullets! Pithy and True!
1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. –The recurring theme of this book, Proverbs!2 A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but a man of evil devices he condemns. – How important to you is what God thinks of you?3 No one is established by wickedness, but theContinue reading “Proverbs 12: 1-9….Proverbs shot out like machine gun bullets! Pithy and True!”
Proverbs 11: 22-31….Concerning many things.
22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snoutis a beautiful woman without discretion. – the ring is wasted in the case of the pig, the beauty is wasted in the case of the woman!!23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,the expectation of the wicked in wrath. – we all desire goodContinue reading “Proverbs 11: 22-31….Concerning many things.”
Proverbs 11: 16-21….Don’t forget these five lessons.
A gracious woman gets honor,and violent men get riches.A man who is kind benefits himself,but a cruel man hurts himself.The wicked earns deceptive wages,but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live,but he who pursues evil will die.Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the LORD,but those ofContinue reading “Proverbs 11: 16-21….Don’t forget these five lessons.”
As I read it! 