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

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

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

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

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

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

Proverbs 12:11 "He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding." Despite the monumental effort by the so-called science community t...  Read More

Proverbs 12:10 "A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel." Animals are a massive part of life on Earth.  When God created our world, He created a...  Read More

Proverbs 12:9 "He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread." While the ninth and eighth proverbs of this twelfth chapter are independent of eac...  Read More

Proverbs 12:8 "A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised." Whether a person admits it or not, everyone wants to be commended.  As soon as a...  Read More

Proverbs 12:7 "The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand." This is the proverb that Solomon wrote to summarize his father's psalm, the thirty-seventh psalm. Wh...  Read More

Proverbs 12:6 "The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them." The word of God can be very repetitive and for good reason.  Repetition helps wit...  Read More