Bad and Good Joy
“Folly is joy to him who is destitute of discernment, but a man of understanding walks upright…A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season, how good it is!” (Proverbs 15:21, 23). Send article as PDF
Category: proverbs
Parents and Children
“A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother” (Proverbs 15:20). Send article as PDF
The Hard Life
“The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the upright is a highway” (Proverbs 15:19). Send article as PDF
What’s Stirring
“A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger allays contention…Hatred stirs up strife…He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife…An angry man stirs up strife…” (Proverbs 15:18; 10:12; 28:25; 29:22). Send article as PDF
That’s Better
“Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure with trouble. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fatted calf with hatred…Better is a dry morsel with quietness than a house full of feasting with strife” (Proverbs 15:16-17; 17:1). Send article as PDF
Your Heart’s Treasure
“The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness” (Proverbs 15:14). Send article as PDF
A Merry Heart
“A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken…All the days of the afflicted are evil, but he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast…A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones” (Proverbs 15:13,…
Casting Your Pearls Before Scoffers
“A scoffer does not love one who corrects him, nor will he go to the wise…He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, and he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself. Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; rebuke a wise man, and…
God’s Amazing Omniscience
“Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah; how much more then the hearts of the children of men!” (Proverbs 15:11, ASV). Send article as PDF
The Divine Perspective on “Gentle Parenting”
“Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way, and he who hates correction will die…Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of correction will drive it far from him…Do not withhold correction from a child, for if you beat him with a rod, he will…