Proverbs 20:18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. A wise person who will accomplish good things in his life must base his decisions on wise counsel. First, he must be able to discern what are the important decisions in his life that would require these counselors. Not every [...]
Proverbs 20:15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. This verse speaks of the rarity of wise teaching. Sadly, the world is filled with a cacophony of voices that provide every imaginable strain of falsehood. Libraries and bookstores are filled with all the forms [...]
Proverbs 20:13 Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread. Young men in particular are given to the sin of slothfulness, and one strong indication that we have a problem of laziness on our hands is the love of sleep. Does the young man [...]
Proverbs 20:11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. The true character of the heart is always revealed by the manner of life you live. Although people learn quickly how to maintain a thin facade over their wicked hearts, those who live with [...]
Proverbs 20:9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? Of all the short, pithy statements we have studied thus far in the Proverbs, this little gem may be the most potent! It draws away the veil from the human heart and points to man’s basic problem—the [...]
Proverbs 20:7 The just man walks in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. Of all the fatal flaws in “Christian” families, none are so deadly as false authenticity and hypocrisy. For a time, some families may talk a good talk and pretend to aspire to biblical standards in theology, education, dress, music, [...]
Proverbs 20:5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. The best gems are usually the hardest to obtain. You won’t find them lying on the surface of the ground. Yet these precious stones are valuable and highly desirable, so men will invest [...]
Proverbs 20:3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. Strife is evil. As cancer and auto accidents are evil, so strife is evil. Though not necessarily sinful, these evil consequences are practically inevitable in a sinful world. But how must we deal with evil? [...]
Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is deceived thereby is not wise. The social consequences of alcohol abuse around the world are immeasurable. Over thousands of years, the abuse of alcohol and drugs has brought unspeakable misery to untold billions of people. For example, the number of children [...]
Proverbs 19:28 An ungodly witness scorns judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity. There are men in this world who will take nothing seriously because they will not take God seriously. As evidence that they refuse to fear God, they see little importance in anything they do in their lives. Eventually, these [...]
