Luke 2: 41-52 (ESV) Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, butContinue reading “Luke 2: 41-52”
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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”
Proverbs 2 16-22
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”
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”
Proverbs 1 : 1-7
(This is meant to be a daily quick look at a relatively short segment of the book of Proverbs. I have not looked up commentaries or reference books. I’m writing what it meant to me as an ordinary person, not theologically trained, but believing that the Bible is God inspired. Solomon lived a year orContinue reading “Proverbs 1 : 1-7”
As I read it! 