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  Happy Mother’s Day! A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish child brings grief to their mother. Proverbs 10:1 Happy Mother’s Day!  Since its Mother’s Day, I thought it was fitting that the first verse in Proverbs 10 speaks about how children effect their mother and father.  Wise children make them gladContinue reading “May 10, 2020”

The beginning of wisdom “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.  For by Me (wisdom) your days will be multiplied, and years of life will be added to you. Do you fear the Lord?  Not afraid so you run and hide from Him.  The kind of fear I’m talkingContinue reading “May 9, 2020”

Wisdom has a voice Does not wisdom cry out, and understanding lift up her voice?  She takes her stand on the top of the high hill, beside the way, where the paths meet.  She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entrance of the doors: Wow!  I read thisContinue reading “May 8, 2020”

Flirting with the world Keep My commands and live, and My law as the apple of your eye.  Proverbs 7:2 I look at this verse as God speaking to me.  He says if I keep His commands I will live. Then He wants me to keep His ways as the apple of my eye orContinue reading “May 7, 2020”

True contentment These six things the Lord hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him Proverbs 6:16 As I went through the list of things that God hates, it was easy to look at them at face value and say.  “well, I don’t do those things. I’m doing pretty good.”  However, I believe the point of this scripture is not soContinue reading “May 6, 2020”

Avoid traps Remove your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house, I was on the verge of total ruin, in the midst of the assembly and congregation. Proverbs 5:8 & 14 I selected these two verses out of Proverbs 5.  The entire chapter is a warning against going afterContinue reading “May 5, 2020”

Promotion Exalt her (wisdom), and she (wisdom) will promote you; She (wisdom) will bring you honor, when you embrace her (wisdom).  Proverbs 4:8 Have you ever wanted a promotion?  Maybe at work, a position of authority or social standing of some kind?  Today’s verse teaches that promotion is found in the wisdom of God.  ProverbsContinue reading “May 4, 2020”

            Attitudes Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, and so find favor and high esteem in the sight of God and man.  Proverbs 3:3-4 As I read over this chapter in Proverbs, a recurring theme of attitude jumped out at me.  TheContinue reading “May 3,2020”

                                          Hidden treasure . . . and if you look for it (wisdom) as for silver and search for it (wisdom) as for hidden treasure,  Proverbs 2:4 This verse in Proverbs 2 reminds me of an old movie where a group of people have gone on a quest away from their normal day toContinue reading “May 2, 2020”

. . . but whoever listens to me (wisdom) will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm. Proverbs 1:33 The book of proverbs.  It is one of the five books of wisdom.  If there is anything in life that you need answers to or wisdom for, undoubtedly your answer is inContinue reading “May 1, 2020”