Proverbs 18:1 A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; he rages against all wise judgment. (NKJV) Ever since Cain killed his brother and became a vagabond on the earth, and then proceeded to build the first city, natural man has sought after anonymity in the big city. When he follows the true [...]
Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man takes a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. When half of the economy is controlled by power brokers in Washington D.C., there is no hope for honest government. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. So it should be no surprise that the top donors to George [...]
Proverbs 17:19 He loves transgression who loves strife, and he that exalts his gate seeks destruction. Some people get a thrill out of launching an incendiary comment into a conversation, and others are more than happy to return another tirade of words, loaded with more angry, less-than-edifying sentiments. Somebody lights the fire, and somebody [...]
Proverbs 27:9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so does the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. The smell of a cologne or perfume can change your moods. It is a funny phenomenon that affects just about everybody. When a husband gets a whiff of his wife’s perfume, his heart skips a [...]
Proverbs 17:13, 15 Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. He that justifies the wicked, and he that condemns the just, even they both are abominations to the LORD. What a frightening warning to those who insist on persecuting the righteous! This particularly applies to those who have access [...]
Proverbs 17:10 A reproof enters more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. This is another wonderful illustration of the foolish scoffer, the teenage rebel who is so characterized by scoffing that he cannot be corrected. Biblically, nobody should ever receive more than forty stripes. This means that if you [...]
Proverbs 17:8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it: whithersoever it turns, it prospers. A gift is a beautiful thing. Have you ever received a gift? No matter how insignificant, a gift is more precious than anything you might purchase for yourself. It is one thing [...]
Proverbs 17:6 Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. If you read through the Scriptures, you will find a good many crowns. The woman is the crown of the man, fathers are the crown of children, and grandchildren are the crown of grandfathers. From 1 [...]
Proverbs 17:4 A wicked doer gives heed to false lips; and a liar gives ear to a naughty tongue. Sitting in the lunch room at work, a Christian employee observes carefully as some fellow begins spouting off filthy jokes, slander, flagrant exaggeration, and assorted blasphemous phrases. He is forward and aggressive—a leader of sorts. [...]
Proverbs 17:1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifice with strife. In the Old Testament era, the Jews would partake of part of what was sacrificed on the altar to God. Of course, the sacrifice was usually meat, like beef or mutton. What then is a household [...]
