What Is the Pathway to Success? Humility and the fear of the Lord bring wealth and honor and life. Proverbs 22:4 A list of top traits of successful people includes self-confidence, patience, discipline, and integrity, creativity, and responsibility.[i] The writers of the post, however, did not include the two traits the writer of Proverbs gives as most important: humility and …
Proverbs 21
Still in Charge The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. Proverbs 21:1 (ESV) When I was young, a heavy rainstorm could turn our neighborhood streets into shallow streams. My friends and I sometimes used large leafs as boats and raced them down the curbside. Occasionally, we’d gather …
Proverbs 19
Not So Wise After All Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter days. Proverbs 19:20 Wisdom isn’t head knowledge. Intelligent people can be unwise. Solomon, known as the wisest man who ever lived, did not live wisely. “He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led …
Proverbs 18
Who Is Trustworthy? The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10 In my early twenties, I shared an apartment with another single woman because I couldn’t afford to live alone. One day she and the young man I was dating admitted they’d been seeing each other behind my back. …
Proverbs 15
Speak Gently A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. (Proverbs 15:11) “Who’s in charge here?” The angry female voice startled me. I turned my head to see who had spoken. The woman who stood in the doorway of the church office wore a scowl. I smiled, then said, “How can I help you?” She …