by Isaac Guess “Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.” Proverbs 20:13 It would be easy to write another devotion picking on the lazy individual. If you are a diligent,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.” Proverbs 20:12 Of all the human senses, the eye and the ear are most important to learning and processing information. Pause for a moment and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.” Proverbs 20:11 While this passage provides many instructive lessons, I want to focus today on character development. In commenting...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.” Proverbs 20:10 It is always jarring to get an inside look at the mind of God. In this case, God’s holiness is sharply...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?” Proverbs 20:9 In the previous verse, Solomon references the righteous king sitting on His righteous throne making righteous judgments against evil. A...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes." Proverbs 20:8 This speaks of the power of a reputation that is built on conviction. The king that Solomon is describing is a righteous king....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him." Proverbs 20:7 Solomon touches an area that is of interest to any loving parent; blessing our children. The blessing that Solomon speaks of is the example...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "Most men will proclaim everyone his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?" Proverbs 20:6 The measure of faithfulness in an individual is not found in what they say or feel, but in what they do. Solomon observes that it is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out." Proverbs 20:5 Solomon speaks of the purposes and plans of the heart as being like deep waters. The illustration that is given is meant...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing." Proverbs 20:4 Being responsible is part of wise living. Yet, it is so easy to try and absolve ourselves of the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
