Today we have a two-fer! Here are two different verses and my thoughts to go with them. “The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.”Proverbs 11:1 NIV I think many of us have stepped onto a scale, either at home or at the Doctor’s office and thought, “this scale’s not right…it … Continue reading Proverbs 11 – Scales and Snouts
Proverbs 10 – Speaking Life or Death?
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.12 Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.Proverbs 10:11-12 NIV Many of the sayings you will find in this chapter of Proverbs are "one-offs." They kind of stand alone, little bite sized pieces of wisdom. These two can … Continue reading Proverbs 10 – Speaking Life or Death?
Proverbs 9 – “Like a screen door on a battleship”
7 Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults; whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.8 Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.9 Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.Proverbs 9:7-9 NIV There is so much … Continue reading Proverbs 9 – “Like a screen door on a battleship”
Proverbs 8 – Wisdom in the Open
1 Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?2 At the highest point along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;3 beside the gate leading into the city, at the entrance, she cries aloud:4 “To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.5 You … Continue reading Proverbs 8 – Wisdom in the Open
Proverbs 7 – Knockturn Alley
6 At the window of my house I looked down through the lattice.7 I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense.8 He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house9 at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.Proverbs 7:6-9 NIV Photo … Continue reading Proverbs 7 – Knockturn Alley
Proverbs 6 – Hot pants?
23 For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light,and correction and instruction are the way to life,24 keeping you from your neighbor’s wife, from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.26 For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread, but … Continue reading Proverbs 6 – Hot pants?
Proverbs 5 – High Fidelity
“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.”Proverbs 5:15-18 NIV … Continue reading Proverbs 5 – High Fidelity
Proverbs 3 – Movie Quotes
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV Before you read any further, do me a favor. Go to the comments section and share with me your favorite movie quote. Go ahead, the rest of this post will … Continue reading Proverbs 3 – Movie Quotes
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