Category: Book of Proverbs
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Seeking the Lord in a Confused World
Scripture Focus“Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.” — Proverbs 28:5 (ESV) Devotional ThoughtIf you are paying attention to the world around you, it is difficult not to feel troubled at times. We see violence celebrated, immorality defended, truth rejected, and confusion…
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Mind Your Own Business
Scripture Focus“Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.” — Proverbs 26:17 (ESV) Devotional ThoughtThis proverb paints a vivid and almost humorous picture—but the warning behind it is very serious. Solomon says meddling in someone else’s quarrel is like…
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The Danger of Doing the Minimum
Scripture Focus“The sluggard says, ‘There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!’ As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his…
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The Sweetness That Truly Satisfies
Scripture Focus“My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.” — Proverbs 24:13–14 (ESV) Devotional…
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The Allure That Bites
Scripture Focus “Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. In the end it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder…”— Proverbs 23:31–32 (ESV) Devotional Thought Proverbs 23:29–35 gives one of the clearest and most sobering pictures…
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A Friend Who Stays
Scripture Focus “A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” – Proverbs 18:24 (ESV) Devotional Thought Proverbs 18:24 gives us a powerful contrast between two kinds of relationships: many shallow companions and one faithful friend. Interestingly, different translations…
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Don’t Walk Alone
Scripture Focus “Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.” – Proverbs 18:1 (ESV) Devotional Thought Proverbs often gives us short, powerful statements that carry wisdom for a lifetime—and Proverbs 18:1 is one of those verses. It paints a picture of someone who chooses…
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The Crown of a Righteous Life
Scripture Focus “Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.” – Proverbs 16:31 (ESV) Devotional Thought Scripture presents aging as something honorable—but only when it is paired with righteousness. Gray hair becomes a crown not simply because of years lived, but because of a…
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Better Than Plenty
Scripture Focus “Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.” – Proverbs 15:16–17 (ESV) Devotional Thought Proverbs 15 challenges how we measure what is…
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Loving Correction, Growing in Wisdom
Scripture Focus “Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.” – Proverbs 9:8–9 (ESV) Devotional Thought Proverbs…
