Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Proverbs 27:5 Lord….I am having a hard time trying to understand what Solomon was trying to teach his son. Perhaps what he is trying to tell him is that it is much better to have someone tell him he is wrong than to try and hide the love […]
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Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming; but who can stand before jealousy? Proverbs 27:4 Lord …Solomon was so right in warning his son again a jealous person. It is very hard to be around someone that is jealous. It is often hard not to be jealous when others have what we want and feel we […]
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A stone is heavy and sand is weighty but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. Proverbs 27:3 Lord….Solomon had a lot to say about fools. He keeps warning his son all the way through the book of Proverbs to be aware of those that would take advantage of him. He keeps using illustrations over […]
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Let another praise you and not your own mouth; a stranger and not your own lips. Proverbs 27:2 Lord….It seems Solomon wanted his son to realize that all that he was and all he had been given were gifts from You. Rather than brag about what he had and who he was he was to […]
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Do not boast about tomorrow for you do not know what a day may bring forth. Proverbs 27:1 Lord….we sure have learned how true this verse is. Solomon wanted his son to be wise and realize that he could make plans but don’t boast about them because our lives don’t always bring forth what we […]
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A lying tongue hates its victims and a flattering mouth works ruin. Proverbs 26:28 Lord…. Solomon sure had a lot to say to his son about lying. He is warning him over and over about the deception of the liar and their ways of making you feel good with words. We too Lord need to […]
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He who digs a pit will fall into it and a stone will come back upon him who starts it rolling. Proverbs 26:27 Lord…how true it is those that cause trouble think they will never be caught and yet our prisons are full and overflowing today. BUT there is hope for them. Many have found […]
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The words of a whisperer are delicious morsels; that go down into the inner parts of the body. Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are smooth lips with an evil heart. He who hates, dissembles with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart; when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are […]
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As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. Proverbs 26:21 Lord….Solomon knew there were those that loved to stir up trouble. He wanted his son to be wise and stay away from them. Thank You for helping us stay away from them too Lord. Thank You […]
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