Proverbs 28
The Pathway to Right Choices Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the Lord understand it fully. Proverbs 28:5 The older I grow, the less I depend on my judgment. Names, events, appointments, and requests sail in and out of my mind with alarming velocity. My multi-tasking days are over. I’m too easily distracted by the …
Proverbs 27
The Last Day Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. Proverbs 27:1 I have a calendar full of things I plan to do tomorrow, the next day, and the next. I don’t think Proverbs 27 is saying not to plan. Other proverbs talk about planning wisely. I add things to my calendar …
Proverbs 25
Hide and Seek It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings. Proverbs 25:2 Proverbs 25–29, written by Solomon, had been collected under the supervision of Hezekiah king of Judah some 270 years after Solomon’s death, during a time of national spiritual revival [1]. Proverbs 25 had special observations …
Proverbs 24
Avoid Sluggardly Habits I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. Proverbs 24:30–31 Nothing attractive about slugs as far as I’m concerned. These spineless, shell-less creatures can decimate a root crop, seedlings, or …
Proverbs 23
Beware the Wayward My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways, for an adulterous woman is a deep pit, and a wayward wife is a narrow well. Like a bandit she lies in wait and multiplies the unfaithful among men. Proverbs 23:26-28 “If only they came to us sooner. By the time couples come …