Posts with the tag “mercy”

Proverbs 14:31 "He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor." When studying or at least contemplating the proverbs, it has been my pattern to ta...  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

Proverbs 11:17 "The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh." Our world was intentionally designed to be an interactive world.  We were designed to intera...  Read More

Proverbs 10:12 "Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins." There are a wide variety of feelings that the human heart is capable of entertaining.  On one end of the spectrum of these feel...  Read More

Proverbs 6:12-15 "A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; Frowardness is in his heart, he devis...  Read More

Proverbs 3:3-4 "Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man."...  Read More

Proverbs 1:18 "And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives."Solomon is almost done with his paternal preaching on problematic peer pressure in verse 18.  In previous v...  Read More