“A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare. Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. A hot-tempered person starts fights; a cool-tempered person stops them.” Proverbs 15:1, 4, 18 NLT Wisdom I was with my brother on a night on the town […]
Wisdom and Worship – Day 14 “Those who follow the right path fear the Lord; those who take the wrong path despise him. The prudent understand where they are going, but fools deceive themselves. There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.” Proverbs 14:2, 8, 12 NLT […]
Wisdom “Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.” Proverbs 13:3 NLT When Ellie and I first got married, we made up a song one time when we did a good job at not saying something when we felt like it. It went something like, […]
Wisdom “There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise promotes health.” Proverbs 12:18 NKJV When I was younger I thought sarcasm was gift. I remember always trying to be funny with my family and friends in a sort of cunning way and trying not […]
Wisdom “Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.” Proverbs 11:14 NKJV There are points in people’s lives where everyone needs to step back and reevaluate their life and circumstances when they are in a troubled time. We all face moments of disappointment and […]
Wisdom and Worship-Day 10 Wisdom Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son. Proverbs 10:4-5 Diligence is one of the attributes of life that God honors. I have seen many […]
Wisdom and Worship-Day 9 Wisdom ““He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself. Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still […]
Wisdom and Worship-Day 8 Wisdom “I have been established from everlasting, From the beginning, before there was ever an earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no fountains abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills, I was brought forth; While as yet He had […]
Wisdom “For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice, And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding, Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house In the twilight, in the evening, In the black and […]