Proverbs

May 10, 2023 – Wednesday  Proverbs 23:25    NIV 25 May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful! Comments Proverbs 23 is made up of Sayings 7 through 19. The first six are in Proverbs 22 and Sayings 20 through 30 are in Proverbs 24 along with further Sayings of the wise. Our verse for today is the concluding…

February 06, 2023 – Monday  Proverbs 28:1     NIV 1 The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. Comments It was not my plan to write on this, but while visiting Sharon’s Mother, Ruth, at Hospice of Dayton on Saturday, I ended up talking with a young man and ended up mentioning this verse. It has long…

January 03, 2023 – Tuesday  Proverbs 23:22    NIV 22 Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Proverbs 30:17    NIV 17 “The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures. Comments Today…

November 28, 2022 – Monday  Control and Self-Control Proverbs 16:32    NIV 32 Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city. Proverbs 16:32    NET 32 Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.…

October 07, 2022 – Friday   Proverbs 16:3     NIV 3 Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. Proverbs 16:3     KJ21 3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. Comment Have you ever made plans and they simply were for naught? That happens every so often to me, but this morning it…