by Isaac Guess “Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?” Proverbs 22:26,27 It is interesting that Solomon returns...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul." Proverbs 22:24-25 Volumes could be filled with testimony after testimony that bears witness to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them." Proverbs 22:22-23 This seems like an odd passage of scripture...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "17Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. 18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips." Proverbs 22:18 Today we will be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Isaac Guess “Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto knowledge.” Proverbs 22:17 Unlike most verses in Proverbs, this verse begins a grouped thought that continues through verse 21. It would be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.” Proverbs 22:16 The underlying motive described here is compromise. The individual oppresses the poor, an...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.” Proverbs 22:15 Depravity is more than a doctrinal tenet. It is a living reality found in every single child born...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.” Proverbs 22:14 This coming Sunday, millions will tune in to the Super Bowl, an event that is annually America’s most...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.” Proverbs 22:13 It would be easy to ignore this passage due to what seems an unlikely scenario. But that would be a foolish response. The...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
