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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel
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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
by Pastor Kevin Kabel