Posts with the category “proverbs-commentary”
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Proverbs 13:24
December 5th, 2024
Proverbs 13:24 "He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes." As is the case with its preceding proverbs, this one offers very specific subject matter that sh... Read More
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Proverbs 13:23
November 25th, 2024
Proverbs 13:23 "Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment." As with the previous proverb about leaving an inheritance for grandchildren and as with m... Read More
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Proverbs 13:22
November 14th, 2024
Proverbs 13:22 "A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just." Solomon put a lot of thought into money matters, especially in the ... Read More
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Proverbs 13:21
November 7th, 2024
Proverbs 13:21 "Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed." While short and simple, this proverb is one of Solomon's most insightful ones. In this wise saying, Solomon reveals... Read More
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Proverbs 13:20
October 31st, 2024
Proverbs 13:20 "He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed." It would be easy to read this proverb and quickly conclude that Solomon is addressing our fri... Read More
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Proverbs 13:19
October 24th, 2024
Proverbs 13:19 "The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil." The first half of this proverb is the motto of Marthas all around the world. Doers l... Read More
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Proverbs 13:18
October 17th, 2024
Proverbs 13:18 "Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured." On the road of life, everyone eventually comes to intersections where cha... Read More
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Proverbs 13:17
September 19th, 2024
Proverbs 13:17 "A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health." What Solomon speaks of in this proverb is easily lost in the present day and age because of the evolutio... Read More
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Proverbs 13:16
August 28th, 2024
Proverbs 13:16 "Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly." Despite living in a day and age where global literacy is incredibly high and information is excessively abu... Read More
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Proverbs 13:15
August 12th, 2024
Proverbs 13:15 "Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard." The book of Proverbs is a unique book in Scripture where context is rarely relevant. While there are passages l... Read More
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Proverbs 13:14
July 31st, 2024
Proverbs 13:14 (KJV) The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Human nature instinctively hates law. It wants justice but it loathes law. This is best proven by... Read More
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Proverbs 13:13
July 25th, 2024
Proverbs 13:13 "Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded." While it is always more important to remember that the Bible was written by men who... Read More
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Proverbs 13:12
July 11th, 2024
Proverbs 13:12 "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life." The human body needs a healthy heart to be healthy and to live a full life. For that simple and... Read More
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Proverbs 13:11
July 4th, 2024
Proverbs 13:11 "Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase." We can all appreciate this clear-cut statement as it doesn’t take much mental effort to ge... Read More
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Proverbs 13:10
June 27th, 2024
Proverbs 13:10 "Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom." For the aspiring counselor or peacemaker, this proverb is a must! This proverb exposes the deepest problem in an... Read More
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Proverbs 13:9
June 6th, 2024
Proverbs 13:9 "The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out." What bold imagery for the reader! In this proverb, Solomon assigns a particular level of light to a ... Read More
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Proverbs 13:8
May 23rd, 2024
Proverbs 13:8 "The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke." What a dramatic proverb! Whenever you hear about a RANSOM, you can't help but think of high stakes drama. ... Read More
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Proverbs 13:7
May 16th, 2024
Proverbs 13:7 "There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches." At first glance, this proverb is all about money. On the surface, it wou... Read More
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Proverbs 13:6
May 9th, 2024
Proverbs 13:6 "Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner." Do you ever feel overwhelmed by spiritual expectation or holy ambition? Do you ever feel ... Read More
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Proverbs 13:5
May 2nd, 2024
Proverbs 13:5 "A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame." There are some people in life who have a way of saying a lot in just a few words. These are the peopl... Read More
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Proverbs 13:4
April 25th, 2024
Proverbs 13:4 "The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat." Where there is a heartbeat and a brain wave, there is a desire for something. Even... Read More
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Proverbs 13:2-3
April 18th, 2024
Proverbs 13:2-3 "A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips sha... Read More
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Proverbs 13:1
April 11th, 2024
Proverbs 13:1 "A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke." In stating the obvious about two very different people, Solomon informs us all that the absence of wisdom... Read More
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Proverbs 12:28
March 28th, 2024
Proverbs 12:28 "In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death." The Bible contains no shortage of bold statements. Perhaps there is no better example than in Roman... Read More
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Proverbs 12:27
March 21st, 2024
Proverbs 12:27 "The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious." If you think about it, it wouldn’t be hard to argue that time is our grea... Read More
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Proverbs 12:26
March 14th, 2024
Proverbs 12:26 "The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them." It has been said that "misery loves company" and this proverb would imply that Solomon lik... Read More
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Proverbs 12:25
February 29th, 2024
Proverbs 12:25 "Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad." The human heart is where all the action of the soul takes place. If the soul could be likened unto a ho... Read More
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Proverbs 12:24
February 22nd, 2024
Proverbs 12:24 "The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute." The human spirit has a particular intrigue with being in charge. This intrigue begins early in life... Read More
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Proverbs 12:23
February 8th, 2024
Prov. 12:23 "A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness." Another proverb, another contrast. This time, a prudent man is pitted against a foolish man and more ... Read More
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Proverbs 12:22
February 1st, 2024
Proverbs 12:22 "Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight." Like so many of Solomon's proverbs, this proverb consists of a clear contrast between good and evil. ... Read More
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Proverbs 12:21
January 11th, 2024
Proverbs 12:21 "There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief." The Bible is full of promises that are easily misinterpreted when read with minimal thought. Thi... Read More
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Proverbs 12:20
January 4th, 2024
Proverbs 12:20 "Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellers of peace is joy." As we read the proverbs, we must remember the source from which they flow. They are not mere... Read More
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Proverbs 12:19
December 27th, 2023
Proverbs 12:19 "The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment." Truth is durable. It can and does withstand the test the time. If 2 + 2 really is 4, then tha... Read More
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Proverbs 12:18
December 14th, 2023
Proverbs 12:18 "There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health." It should not surprise anyone that a man gifted with words addressed our words quite freque... Read More
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Proverbs 12:17
December 7th, 2023
Proverbs 12:17 "He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit." The Bible has a lot to say about the tongue. In the New Testament, James tells us that it is an unruly... Read More
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Proverbs 12:16
November 30th, 2023
Proverbs 12:16 "A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame." The Bible is full of a particular word that our Western culture hasn’t broadly implemented until recently. This p... Read More
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Proverbs 12:15
November 16th, 2023
Proverbs 12:15 "The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise." There are many differences between a foolish soul and a wise soul from how they behave to what... Read More
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Proverbs 12:14
November 13th, 2023
Proverbs 12:14 "A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him." The average person spends most of their life PURSUING SAT... Read More
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Proverbs 12:13
October 26th, 2023
Proverbs 12:13 "The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble." The tongue is a problem for everyone because as James puts it, it is an unruly evil that... Read More
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Proverbs 12:12
October 19th, 2023
Proverbs 12:12 "The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit." Typically, we connect contentment to circumstances. Solomon chose instead to connect contentmen... Read More