by Louis Sacran "Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom." Proverbs 13:10 Here, in Proverbs 13:10, we have a small jewel made up of 12 simple words that we ought to visit often. If you ever wondered why there were so...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out." Proverbs 13:9 This is yet another way of saying what has been said so many times as we have gone through the book of Proverbs. If we just look at...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke." Proverbs 13:8 This verse speaks to one of the possible burdens that accompany wealth. After reading several commentaries on this verse, the general...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches." Proverbs 13:7 The question for today’s verse is: Where are you looking to accumulate riches? We live in a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner." Proverbs 13:6 In this statement, Solomon gives us a look at the end product of two paths. One path keeps or protects, the other...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “The righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.” Proverbs 13:5 The very first temptation in human history was presented in the form of a lie. Adam’s first response to God after...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.” Proverbs 13:4There is something very stinging in the indictment of slothfulness. In our haste to avoid this charge,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.” Proverbs 13:3A talkative, outgoing person might read this passage and feel condemned. Does God favor the quiet? If...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.” Proverbs 13:2 Humans are more than just material beings. We also possess souls. As we consider how our bodies...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.” Proverbs 12:27 Because he was not diligent, the slothful man allowed something he already possessed to slip...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
