Master Anger
A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and the one who devises evil schemes is hated. Proverbs 14:17 (NIV) When you learn to control the fieriest of your emotions which is
Filter Everything You Hear
The gullible believe anything they’re told; the prudent sift and weigh every word. Proverbs 14:15 (MSG) Don’t take in or go with everything you hear, see, or feel. Common sense
Don’t Judge by Outward Appearance
There is a way [that seems] right to a man, But its end [is] the way of death. Proverbs 14:12 (NKJV) The way that seems right to a man is
Jesus the Faithful and True Witness
A faithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies. Proverbs 14:5 (NKJV). Scriptures testify of Jesus Christ John 5:39. In our text Scripture is the expression “faithful witness” Jesus in the book of Revelation is called the Faithful Witness. Revelation 1:5(NKJV) and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood. Then Proverbs 14:25 (NKJV) talks about a true witness who delivers souls. Again, this refers to Jesus. Revelation 3:14(NKJV) ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God. What does Jesus faithfully and truly witness to? That He washed us from our sins in His own Blood. This is how according to Proverbs14:25 (NKJV) He delivers souls.
Embrace Discomfort for Greater Comfort
Where no oxen [are,] the trough [is] clean; But much increase [comes] by the strength of an ox. Proverbs 14:4 (NKJV) If God hadn’t created man He wouldn’t have gone
Wisdom Builds
The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands. Proverbs 14:1(NKJV). In the book of Proverbs both wisdom and foolishness are personified as a
Discipline fits us to walk in God’s best
Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their children care enough to discipline them. Proverbs 13:24 (NLT). Like medicine when discipline is being administered
The True Inheritance
A good man leaves an inheritance [of moral stability and goodness] to his children’s children, and the wealth of the sinner [finds its way eventually] into the hands of the
Wisdom is Keeping Company with the Wise
He who walks [as a companion] with wise men is wise, but he who associates with [self-confident] fools is [a fool himself and] shall smart for it. Proverbs 13:20 (AMPC)
Walking in Favor
Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the transgressor is hard [like the barren, dry soil or the impassable swamp]. Proverbs 13:15 (AMPC). When life freely opens up and