Posts with the tag “parenting”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 12:1 "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 11:30 "The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise." As is the case for the previous proverb and as is the case in many proverbs, the latter part of this p...  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 10:26 "As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him." If you like campfires, this proverb is unforgettable!  I think of it almost every time I e...  Read More

Proverbs 10:8 "The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall." Solomon used a Hebrew word in this verse that the translators for the King James Version rendered “prating.”...  Read More

Proverbs 10:1 "The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother." The next fifteen chapters are further sayings of Solomon, but different in s...  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

Proverbs 7:6-7 "For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding..." One of the biggest mis...  Read More

Proverbs 7:4-5 "Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman: That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words." I have lo...  Read More

Proverbs 6:23-24 "For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:  To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange ...  Read More

Proverbs 6:20-22 "My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee...  Read More

Proverbs 6:20 "My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother." Over and over throughout the Book of Proverbs, Solomon reminds his son to heed parental instruction.  Beca...  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 5:22-23 "His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.  He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go ...  Read More

Proverbs 5:15-21 "Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. Let them be only thine ow...  Read More

Proverbs 5:1-4 "My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. For the lips of a strange woman drop as ...  Read More

Proverbs 4:8-9 "Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver...  Read More

Proverbs 4:1-4 "Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. For I was my father's son, tender and only belove...  Read More

Proverbs 3:33-35 "The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. The wise shall i...  Read More

Proverbs 3:31-32 "Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.  For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous." In an ongoing attempt to help his son be...  Read More

Proverbs 3:27-28 "Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.  Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou h...  Read More

Proverbs 3:16 “Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.” In this passage, like many passages in the Book of Proverbs, Solomon builds a strong case for wisdom.  Play...  Read More

Proverbs 3:2 "For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee."When instructing his son to follow parental principles, Solomon promised excellent results.  He promised three thing...  Read More

Proverbs 3:1 "My son, forget not my law; but LET thine heart keep my commandments."In each of the first seven chapters of his book of proverbs, Solomon directly addressed his son and urged him specifi...  Read More

Proverbs 2:20 "That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous."Proverbs is a book of tremendous detail.  Solomon was a man given to detail because he knew that detai...  Read More

Proverbs 2:19 "None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life."Because of our social nature, people are typically the most influential factors in our lives.  From birt...  Read More

Proverbs 2:18 "For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead."Most people don’t spend time in their front yard.  With the exception of playing basketball and hockey or riding bikes o...  Read More

Proverbs 2:17 "Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God."Solomon’s description of his son’s male and female threats start with very similar characteristics.  The ...  Read More

Proverbs 2:10-13 "When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: To deliver thee from the way of the evi...  Read More

Proverbs 2:11-12 "Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;"Sadly, many young people don’t...  Read More