by Louis Sacran "Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool." Proverbs 19:1 How do you determine something’s value? Most of the time, we consider what something will profit us and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24 According to our passage, friendship takes effort on the part of two individuals. If a man...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran “The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.” Proverbs 18:23 The picture that is being painted here is of a poor man begging a rich man for help. The man in need comes in humility, hoping to find...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD." Proverbs 18:22 As we consider the book of Proverbs as wisdom literature, it is worthy to note that marriage is a good, honorable, and wise thing in the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” Proverbs 18:21 How powerful are our words? According to our passage, they hold the power of life and death. This almost...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled." Proverbs 18:20 At this point in Proverbs, we should be coming to the conclusion that God is concerned about the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle." Proverbs 18:19 We come to a very sobering truth today as we consider the wisdom of Solomon’s observation in the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty." Proverbs 18:18 In Proverbs 16:33, we learn that casting lots was a common way to determine God’s providential will in a matter. Two men would have a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbor cometh and searcheth him.” Proverbs 18:17 Solomon returns to a theme that he just covered four verses earlier. We can take this as a sure sign that this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.” Proverbs 18:16 Good commentators disagree on the meaning of this verse. Is the gift described a bribe, which of course would be negative? Not...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
