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Last week’s devotional was based on one verse, 29:18.  “ Where there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint.”   We saw that this...

One verse will not do, one chapter will not do, one book of the Bible will not do. It takes the whole Bible to disciple true believers....

The righteous, the wise, and the upright here are contrasted with the wicked, the scoffers, and the fools. We can guess where this is...

Long have I argued that one verse will never do. Nevertheless, let’s consider one verse in Proverbs, and then see how its point resonates...

Proverbs is full of contrasts between the rich and the poor; but it is not as simple as that. In this chapter, the category of the ‘rich’...

27: 1. Do not boast about tomorrow For you know not what a day may bring. I like to keep a calendar. At my age, I can’t keep all my...

There are reports in the news about recent studies of relationships in America. One headline is: “Why are people no longer hanging out?”...

This series of proverbs revolves around a central theme: misinformation would not go far if those who gobble it up didn’t pass it along....

I had lunch recently with an old friend, an academic like me and a Christian like me. We talked about the struggles of life with smug...

25: 21-22. If your enemies are hungry, give them bread to eat, and if they are thirsty, give them water to drink, for you will heap...

As I wrote earlier, the Book of Proverbs has its own headings. At 22: 17 there was “The Words of the Wise,” and that ran through 24: 22....

The writers of the Book of Proverbs were acute observers of life as it is, the bright side and the dark side. Even today we have our...

The Book of Proverbs has its own headings. The first section began with “The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king in Israel” (1: 1)....

21: 4-8.   Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the lamp of the wicked—are sin. The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but...

21: 2-3.  All deeds are right in the sight of the doer, but the LORD weighs the heart. To do righteousness and justice is more...

One more devotional from Proverbs 20: Family Matters. 20: 20 If you curse father or mother, Your lamp will go out in utter darkness....

There are proverbs scattered through this chapter and beyond that fall into a category we would call ‘economics’ or ‘business’. Of...

Our lessons in Proverbs have been mainly focused on what is wise and what is good. Yet, the writer of proverbs is also adept at...

19:2-3                Desire without knowledge…is not good. And one who moves too hurriedly…misses the way. One’s own folly…leads to...

18: 1. The one who lives alone is self-indulgent, Showing contempt for all who have sound judgment. You may notice that I skipped right...