by Louis Sacran "A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength." Proverbs 24:5 The strength that is spoken of here shows up in a variety of forms. The strength of a wise man is first and foremost strength of mind and spirit....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches." Proverbs 24:3-4 Yesterday, we saw that this passage gives us a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches." Proverbs 24:3-4 This proverb gives us a threefold progression; it...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief." Proverbs 24:2 In the exhortation to not envy evil men, Solomon now gives us a reason why. What Solomon actually does here, is unveils the curtain of what...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them." Proverbs 24:1 Jealousy can be difficult to handle sometimes can’t it? There are times that we do not sign up for the experience; it just seems to take us...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. They have stricken me, shalt...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At the last it stingeth like an adder.”
by Isaac Guess “Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? Who hath babbling? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?" Proverbs 23:29 While this verse is connected to the next several verses, and we know what...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressions among men.” Proverbs 23:28 In the previous verse, Solomon made the simple yet powerful statement that illicit pleasure leads to death. As he...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.” Proverbs 23:27 As Solomon opens his heart to his son, his first words concern the temptation to sexual sin. This should be a reminder to all of how...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
