Proverbs 10-18 are filled with one example after another, one circumstance, one decision, one action taken by the righteous in contrast with the wicked. “Righteous” refers to those who have believed God and desire to walk in obedience to His commands, to enjoy His favor. “Wicked” refers to those who reject God’s authority over their …
Category: Devotions
Be A Wise Worker
The wonderful thing about the Bible is that anyone can gain from its wisdom. Maybe you feel like your parents or grandparents didn’t prepare you for adulthood very well. Perhaps you grew up in a culture where your friends and family didn’t seem to care much for morality or integrity, and you’re confused about what …
Two Invitations
Proverbs 9 begins with an invitation from wisdom (verses 1-6) and ends with an invitation from folly (verses 13-18). This pattern of comparing and contrasting wisdom and folly will continue throughout the book. And just in case we need clarification, folly always refers to human wisdom, which our enemy, Satan, loves to tell us is …
Temptation
At first read, we might dismiss Proverbs 7 as irrelevant, choosing to skip over this chapter if we don’t struggle with sexual sin. After all, it’s entitled “The Wiles of the Harlot” in my Bible. But before we move on too quickly, let’s stop and dig a little deeper. I believe there’s something here that …
Debt And Other Things To Avoid
I love the way people spoke and wrote years ago when we weren’t so concerned about being politically correct or tempering our words so that no one is offended. A few years ago, I ran across the Bible commentary of Matthew Henry while looking up Greek and Hebrew words on the BlueLetterBible.org website. He holds …
The Way Of The Word 