by Louis Sacran "Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles." Proverbs 21:23 I think it would be appropriate to begin this devotion with the old adage, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. Our...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof." Proverbs 21:22 Ecclesiastes 9:16 gives a good summary of what is being conveyed here, “wisdom is better than...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honor.”Proverbs 21:21We need to remember that Proverbs is a collection of thoughts that Solomon shared with his son to prepare him for...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.” Proverbs 21:20 The contrast presented here is one of sight. Of the many miracles of Jesus, one of the most precious...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and angry woman.” Proverbs 21:19 Ten verses earlier, Solomon makes nearly the same point. In our comments on that verse, we focused on the general evil of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.” Proverbs 21:18 This is a very interesting verse. The ransom is a substitute, and what the verse seems to be saying is that the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.” Proverbs 21:17 If one piece of pie is delicious, then two pieces of pie must be doubly delicious. Three pieces of pie would...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead." Proverbs 21:16 This is a sober warning isn’t it? This is contrasted against the idea of what Solomon says in Prov. 4:4...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity." Proverbs 21:15 Judgment is simply carrying out that which is legally or morally right. To those who are striving to live just lives, it is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath." Proverbs 21:14 This verse seems sort of odd and out of place doesn’t it? Pacifying anger through gift giving just doesn’t seem like instruction...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
