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The Gospel according to Matthew 1-2.  The ancestry and birth of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham. 3-4.  Jesus’...

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

The Gospel according to Matthew 1-2.  The ancestry and birth of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham. 3-4.  Jesus’...

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

The Gospel according to Matthew 1-2.  The ancestry and birth of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham. 3-4.  Jesus’...

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...

The Gospel according to Matthew 1-2.  The ancestry and birth of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham. 3-4.  Jesus’...

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

The Gospel according to Matthew 1-2.  The ancestry and birth of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham. 3-4.  Jesus’...

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...

The Gospel according to Matthew 1-2.  The ancestry and birth of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of David, Son of Abraham. 3-4.  Jesus’...

18: 2.   A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing personal opinion. Ho boy! I didn’t write this stuff, but I...

What came before? Earlier in the chapter Jesus has been teaching, or preaching the Sermon on the Mount. In fact, Matthew has put this...

17: 7-10. Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a ruler. A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of...

7: 1-5.  Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For the judgment you give will be the judgment you get, and the measure you give...

By now you might be recognizing certain forms that proverbs take. The first verse of Chapter 17 displays one of those forms. We might...

The second half of this chapter continues with what appears to be Jesus’ commentary on the Lord’s Prayer.[1] Jesus’ ideal prayer begins...

Proverbs is often referred to as a ‘book of wisdom’, but there are various perspectives on how the book should be read. Some interpret...

Chapter 5 began with the Beatitudes (blessings), then followed a series of “You have heard that it was said, but I tell you that…”...

We have all seen it in our competitive contentious society: In a marriage, one sharp answer sparks a smart aleck response; and the race...