March 11th, 2010
Proverbs 12:16 says, “A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult”.
We have all had situations where we have been insulted on purpose or when someone who has said some to us that caused us angst. It is a part of life and living with others.
In today’s verse it talks [...]
March 10th, 2010
Proverbs 12:11 says, “He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgement”.
One of the best ways to ensure income in this life is to be a hard worker. I have found out over the years that if I work hard and do my best to make my employer [...]
March 7th, 2010
The Bible says Proverbs 12:9, “Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food”.
This verse touches on the idea of keeping up appearances or pretending to be something that we are not. Often as humans we will try to impress others with what we own or [...]
March 6th, 2010
Proverbs 12:5 says, “The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful”.
Righteous people or people who try to live right before God have plans that are good and just. Their thoughts and intentions are fair and honest. They desire to do what is right by God and for those [...]
March 4th, 2010
Proverbs 12:8 says, “A man is praised according to his wisdom, but men with warped minds are despised”.
Dictionary.com says wisdom is “the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight”.
We can see from this wisdom is about knowledge and [...]
March 1st, 2010
In the last few days we have heard about another major earthquake. Several months ago it was in Haiti, this time it was in Chile. It was one of the biggest earthquakes on record and many people have lost their lives.
When we hear about these major catastrophes we can sometimes wonder if God is real [...]
February 28th, 2010
Proverbs 12:4 says, “A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones”.
Dictionary.com describes disgraceful as “Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful”. It also uses words like “shameful, shocking and scandalous” in its description. It gives us a nice picture of what the verse is saying.
As we can imagine [...]
