Posts with the tag “heart”

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 12:15 "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 12:5 "The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit." This simple proverb is a great reminder of how important our thoughts are.  When Solomon uses the wo...  Read More

Proverbs 12:1 "Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish." When reading the proverbs, we have to remember that they were written by the wisest man this world has...  Read More

Proverbs 11:12 "He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace." The human heart hates with ease. Hate is native to the soil in man’s heart.  Where lov...  Read More

Proverbs 10:31-32 "The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh froward...  Read More

Proverbs 10:21 "The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom." This verse wraps up a string of four consecutive proverbs that connects a person’s mouth to their morality.  Cle...  Read More

Proverbs 10:20 "The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth." Having just shared his observation on the relationship between words and sin, Solomon is making su...  Read More

Proverbs 8:18-21 "Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. I lead in the way of right...  Read More

Proverbs 7:21-27 "With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to th...  Read More

Proverbs 7:7 "And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding." There are a lot things that we can live without.  There are a lot of things we can do ...  Read More

Proverbs 4:24 "Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee." No one likes to use public restrooms.  We only use them if and when we have to.  From first-world countries to ...  Read More

Proverbs 4:23 "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." Proverbs 4 holds two of the greatest verses in all of Scripture.  In verse seven, Solomon identified the most i...  Read More

Proverbs 4:20-22 "My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them...  Read More

Proverbs 2:10 "When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul..."The first half of this chapter details the process involved with getting wisdom while the second half o...  Read More