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Proverbs

Proverbs

Posted Jan 20 2012

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him – Proverbs 18:13
It makes so much sense, and yet we fail to remember it almost every day: you can’t answer a question, or give a solution, before you hear the matter fully.
Parents do it to their kids. They bark […]

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Proverbs

Posted Dec 20 2011

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed – Proverbs 13:20
There is an interesting insight within this proverb that gives hope, as well as warning. Notice the language of purposeful intimacy that is used in both the positive and contrasting negative admonitions.
He that walks with wise […]

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Proverbs

Posted Nov 20 2011

Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the LORD – Proverbs 8:33,35
We all have difficulty at times receiving instruction. But the instruction that the writer here speaks of is the godly way of true wisdom. Therefore, it is linked inseparably to the […]

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Proverbs

Posted Oct 20 2011

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise – Proverbs 6:6
We live in rare age of the world, in which slothfulness has become, not only common, but even a goal for many. Young people grow accustomed to doing just enough work to “get by.” Older folks look to their retirement as […]

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Proverbs

Posted Sep 20 2011

Enter not into the path of the wicked…Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away – Proverbs 4:14-15
Have you ever been stuck in slow-moving traffic, only to discover finally that the entire delay was caused by people rubber-necking an accident on the other side of the highway? If so, didn’t you […]

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