Posts with the tag “parents”

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 13:1 "A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke." In stating the obvious about two very different people, Solomon informs us all that the absence of wisdom...  Read More

Proverbs 12:18 "There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health." It should not surprise anyone that a man gifted with words addressed our words quite freque...  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 12:8 "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 11:21 "Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered." In our world, there is often strength in numbers.  In any government, b...  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 10:26 "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 10:20 "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 10:11 "The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked." This proverb possesses the picture of something that was far more valuable to Solomon’s ...  Read More

Proverbs 9:13 "A foolish woman is clamorous." In this summarizing chapter of the contrast between the evil woman and Wisdom, Solomon adds an attribute to expound on what we already learned in chapter ...  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 6:30-35 "Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. But whoso...  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 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 4:10-13 "Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. When thou goest, thy steps s...  Read More

Proverbs 4:5-6 "Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee." Solomon bega...  Read More

Proverbs 2:8-9 "He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path."This passage offers bo...  Read More

Proverbs 2:1 "My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;"Solomon begins his second chapter of proverbs with a big “IF.”  In the first four verses of this chapter, six d...  Read More

Proverbs 1:23 "Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you."Drawn as a strong woman, Solomon placed wisdom in the midst of man.  Drawn as a ...  Read More