Posts with the tag “morality”

Proverbs 14:20-21 "The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he." These two pro...  Read More

Proverbs 14:11 "The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish." In each of Solomon's proverbs, it is the duty of the reader to discover the primary appl...  Read More

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

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 11:5-6 "The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be...  Read More

Proverbs 10:27 "The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened." Throughout Scripture but especially in the Old Testament, the fear of God is clearly connected to...  Read More

Proverbs 10:16 "The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin." The proverbs are often written as an Observation in order to provide some Information that will ultimately...  Read More

Proverbs 10:9 "He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known." Recently, I threw my back out and when I do that, I don’t walk “uprightly.”  Instead, I walk t...  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 7:10-12 "And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart. (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: Now is she without, now in the stree...  Read More