Proverbs 28 is an appropriate chapter considering we are in an election year. Verse two immediately draws my thoughts to read the rest of the chapter as instructions to those who are in positions of leadership. By the transgression of a land many are its princes, but by a man of understanding and knowledge, so …
To Answer Or Not To Answer – That Is The Question
Proverbs 26 is so full of wisdom for daily life I could write a separate blog on almost every verse. Take verse two for example. Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, so a curse without cause does not alight. What a great bit of wisdom to teach our children. …
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Heaping Coals Of Fire
Proverbs 25:21-22 – If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you. This is an interesting verse. We can easily understand the first part. Be kind to our enemies. …
Precious And Pleasant Riches
By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches (Proverbs 24:3). As I write this, I’m sitting at my daughter’s kitchen counter. The house is quiet; no one else is awake. I look around at the sweet home two …
Advice For A Successful Life
Proverbs 22 is another list of advice and admonition from a father to his son. Solomon had experienced all that life had to offer – both the good and the bad (read Ecclesiastes). As all good parents do, he urges his son to learn from his experience, and avoid the heartache and pitfalls of poor …
The Way Of The Word 