Thursday, August 30, 2018

Wisdom Cries Out! - Wisdom Series

Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square; on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech ...
- Proverbs 1:20-21

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Understanding the Fear of GOD - Wisdom Series

My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding --indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
- Proverbs 2:1-5

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Trust in the LORD - Wisdom Series

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
- Proverbs 3:5-6

Monday, August 27, 2018

More Profitable Than Silver and Gold - Wisdom Series

Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.
– Proverbs 3:13-14

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Tree of Life - Wisdom Series

Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.
- Proverbs 3:13-14, 18

Saturday, August 25, 2018

Foundation of the Universe - Wisdom Series

By wisdom the Lord laid the earth's foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; by his knowledge the watery depths were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew.
- Proverbs 3:19-20

Friday, August 24, 2018

Foundation for Life - Wisdom Series

Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.
- Proverbs 4:5-6

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Light and Dark - Wisdom Series

The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day. But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
- Proverbs 4:18-19

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Forsaking All Others - Wisdom Series

Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer---may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love.
- Proverbs 5:15-19

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

A Message to the Lazy - Wisdom Series

Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest -- and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
- Proverbs 6:6-11

Monday, August 20, 2018

Wisdom Versus the Adulterous Woman - Wisdom Series

My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you. Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.” They will keep you from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words. 

Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say. Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths. Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng. Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.
- Proverbs 7:1-5, 24-27

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"Other Woman" Distractions and Warning

Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes; for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts down a precious life. Can a man carry fire next to his chest an not be burned? Or can one walk on hot coals and his feet not be scorched?  
- Proverbs 6:25-28

Sunday, August 19, 2018

The Call of Understanding - Wisdom Series

Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice? 

“Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways. Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it. Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway. For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord. But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.”
- Proverbs 8:1, 32-36

Saturday, August 18, 2018

The Mocker and the Wise - Wisdom Series

Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults; whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse. Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you. Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.
- Proverbs 9:7-9

Friday, August 17, 2018

The Beginning of Wisdom - Wisdom Series

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life. If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.
- Proverbs 9:10-12

Thursday, August 16, 2018

Integrity - Wisdom Series

Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.
- Proverbs 10:9

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Hate and Love - Wisdom Series

Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.
- Proverbs 10:12

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

The Fear of the Lord - Wisdom Series

The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
- Proverbs 10:27

Monday, August 13, 2018

Misplaced Hope - Wisdom Series

Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing. 
Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
- Proverbs 11:7, 11

Sunday, August 12, 2018

Trustworthy - Wisdom Series

A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.
- Proverbs 11:13

Saturday, August 11, 2018

A Wife of Noble Character - Wisdom Series

A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
- Proverbs 12:4

Friday, August 10, 2018

Genuine - Wisdom Series

Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
- Proverbs 12:9

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Overlook an Insult - Wisdom Series

Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult.
- Proverbs 12:16

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Sincerity - Wisdom Series

One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
- Proverbs 13:7

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Walk Upright - Wisdom Series

Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly, but those who despise him are devious in their ways.
- Proverbs 14:2

Monday, August 6, 2018

Avoid Being Hot-headed - Wisdom Series

The wise fear the Lord and shun evil, but a fool is hot-headed and yet feels secure.
- Proverbs 14:16

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Do Not Despise Your Neighbor - Wisdom Series

It is a sin to despise one's neighbor, but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.
- Proverbs 14:21

Saturday, August 4, 2018

The Omnipresent GOD - Wisdom Series

The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
- Proverbs 15:3

Friday, August 3, 2018

The Attention of GOD - Wisdom Series

The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
- Proverbs 15:29

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Good News - Wisdom Series

Light in a messenger's eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.
- Proverbs 15:30

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Plans - Wisdom Series

Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
- Proverbs 16:3