Earning Your Keep and Keeping Your Earnings
“The person who labors, labors for himself, for his hungry mouth drives him on” (Proverbs 16:26). Send article as PDF
Category: proverbs
The Wise in Heart (Part Two)
“The wise in heart will be called prudent, and sweetness of the lips increases learning. 22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it, but the correction of fools is folly. 23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth and adds learning to his lips. 24 Pleasant…
The Wise in Heart (Part One)
“The wise in heart will be called prudent, and sweetness of the lips increases learning. 22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it, but the correction of fools is folly. 23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth and adds learning to his lips. 24 Pleasant…
Heed and Trust
“He who heeds the word wisely will find good, and whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he…There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death” (Proverbs 16:20, 25). Send article as PDF
The Virtues of Pride and Humility
“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud” (Proverbs l6:18-19). Send article as PDF
The Highway of Holiness
“The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he who keeps his way preserves his soul…A highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for others. Whoever walks…
The Highway of the Upright
“The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he who keeps his way preserves his soul…The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the upright is a highway” (Proverbs 16:17, 15:19). Send article as PDF
Same Song, Next Verse
“As messengers of death is the king’s wrath, but a wise man will appease it. In the light of the king’s face is life, and his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain. How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather…
Speak the Truth with Wisdom
“Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks what is right. As messengers of death is the king’s wrath, but a wise man will appease it” (Proverbs 16:13-14). Send article as PDF
The Delight of Kings
“Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks what is right” (Proverbs 16:13). Send article as PDF