"Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly, and the pride of children is their fathers." – Proverbs 17:6 What kind of legacy are we seeking to leave? One of our most significant earthly responsibilities and achievements is...
"The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook" (Proverbs 18:4, NASB). In this passage, Solomon echoes the teaching of his father David, "Set a watch, O LORD, over my mouth; keep the door of my...
Proverbs 14:1-3 The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down. Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but...
Proverbs 15:33 The fear of the Lord is what wisdom teaches, and humility comes before honor. (CSB) When we start to think too much of ourselves or begin to puff up with pride, we forget who the Lord is. We become fools as we fall into...
The book of Proverbs addresses many practical issues in the Christian life, such as marriage, family, labor, government, business, truth-telling, and the like. Yet, of all the topics addressed in Proverbs, apart from wisdom itself, there are more...
Proverbs 11:22 A beautiful woman who rejects good sense is like a gold ring in a pig's snout. (CSB) Proverbs 11:28 Anyone trusting in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like foliage. (CSB) What do these two...
Read all of Proverbs 10, and Matthew 12:33-37. Proverbs 10 marks a transition to the second collection of proverbs of Solomon that continues through 22:16. While chapter 10 addresses multiple topics, a significant focus of these verses is the...
Proverbs 8:1-6 “Does not wisdom call, and understanding lift up her voice? On top of the heights beside the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand; beside the gates, at the opening to the city, at the entrance of the doors she...
Read all of Proverbs 9, and Luke 14:16-24. When you receive an invitation in the mail, your reaction to that invitation could be different depending on who you are and the nature of the invitation. If you are an extrovert, you may view all...
Good or evil, wisdom or folly, life or death—which will you pursue? That is the question presented by a father to his son in Proverbs 1-9. One doesn’t have to read very far to realize that these two options are personified as females...