by Isaac Guess “The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.” Proverbs 17:3 One of the most difficult struggles of the soul is to fully embrace what our head knows to be true. For example, on...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.” Proverbs 17:2 Have you ever resented your position in life, especially as you compare yourself to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran “Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.” Proverbs 17:1 God, in His kindness, gives us a priority in our passage today. Peace and contentment are to take priority...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran “The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.” Proverbs 16:33 To cast lots was equivalent to drawing straws. You are familiar with drawing straws aren’t you? Someone holds several...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.” Proverbs 16:32 I would like to focus on the fact that God does not minimize our daily struggle against sin....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran “The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.” Proverbs 16:31 This is passage gives us a sowing/reaping principle. If an individual strives to live life in the paths of righteousness,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “A violent man enticeth his neighbor, and leadeth him into the way that is not good; he shutteth his eyes to devise forward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.” Proverbs 16:29,30 One of the great dangers,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “A forward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.” Proverbs 16:28 To be forward means to be perverse. We usually reserve the use of the term perverse for the vilest of sins. And yet, Solomon links...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.” Proverbs 16:27 This passage contains a very relevant thought for our age, one that will likely be a rebuke to all of us. The topic is the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.” Proverbs 16:26 Another way of expressing the thought in this verse is: “Need and desire motivate labor.” This principle is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
