by Louis Sacran "The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom." Proverbs 10:21 The words of those who are righteous are words of wisdom. This verse speaks of the positive influence that words of wisdom has on the lives of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom." Proverbs 10:21 This verse is speaking of the usefulness of the wise and the uselessness of fools. The words of the righteous feed many. This is speaking of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.” Proverbs 10:20 There are many warnings in Scripture about the sinful use of the tongue. While this is true, we must not view the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess "In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.” Proverbs 10:19 This passage is one of many similar passages in Proverbs regarding the use of speech for wisdom or foolishness. In...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.” Proverbs 10:18 Once again, the word of truth fully opposes our normal sense of reality. Our perception usually runs like this:...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Louis Sacran "The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty." Proverbs 10:15 It is a common but false assumption that the Bible considers the accumulation of wealth in a negative light. While we are...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is near destruction.” Proverbs 10:14 This particular devotion is a painful one for me to write. Solomon continues to compare and contrast wise men and fools. In...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.” Proverbs 10:13 Again, Solomon presents a compare and contrast between the wise individual...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.” Proverbs 10:12 Sometimes, conflict is unavoidable. Jesus told the disciples to not be surprised at the hatred of the world. However, much every day conflict...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
by Isaac Guess “The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.” Proverbs 10:11 Life is a wonderful gift of life. God’s favors are more than we could ever properly tell. One of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
