Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. Proverbs 4:10 Lord, who of us doesn’t want to live longer. Solomon tells his son that if he listens to him and does what he says he would live longer. I also find it interesting Lord that he is […]
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The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom and whatever you get, get insight. Prize her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. She will place on your head a fair garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown. Proverbs 4:7 – 9 Lord – Solomon is […]
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When I was a son with my father, tender, the only one in the sight of my mother, he taught me, and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth, Get wisdom; get insight.” […]
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Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight; for I give you good precepts; do not forsake my teaching. Proverbs 4:1, 2 Lord, it is good for us to listen to what You are trying to teach us. It is good for us to learn by teaching because then […]
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The wise will inherit honor but the fools get disgrace. Proverbs 3:35 Thank You Lord for helping us become wise. Thank You for giving us wisdom and insights that we would not have known or seen had we not listened to Your still small voice within. Thank You for a peace that only You can […]
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Toward the scorners He (Lord) is scornful but to the humble He shows favor. Proverbs 3:34 Lord humility causes us to see and understand how much You love us unconditionally. I always think of the verse ‘pride goeth before a fall’ when I think of humility. How true it is Lord. Everything we are and […]
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The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked but He blesses the abode of the righteous. Proverbs 3:33 Thank You for Your blessings Lord for those of us that abide in You. Life for us may look the same on the outside as those that do not love and worship You but there […]
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Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways; for the perverse man is an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in His confidence. Proverbs 3:31, 32 Thank You Lord for Your unconditional love. Thank You for taking us just as we are and helping us change […]
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Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm. Proverbs 3:30 Lord I would call this ‘picking a fight.’ There have been horrible tragedies because this verse was ignored. Thank You Lord for changing us moment by moment. We need Your still small voice within calling us to […]
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Do not plan evil against your neighbor who dwells trustingly beside you. Proverbs 3:29 Lord this is an interesting verse. Who of us would not want to be kind and loving so why would this warning be given by Solomon. After all this was a neighbor who trusted us. As I think on it Lord […]
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