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
Protection from Destruction
He who despises the word will be destroyed, But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded. Proverbs 13:13 (NKJV). God doesn’t destroy people. Even when they reject or revile
Fulfilled Desires
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 (AMPC). When a desire takes too long to be fulfilled
How to Preserve Your Life
He who guards his mouth preserves his life, [But] he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction. Proverbs 13:3 (NKJV) You can preserve your life. “I thought that’s God’s
Enjoying the Good Life
A good man eats good from the fruit of his mouth, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence. Proverbs 13:2 (AMPC) God’s will, is that we have life
Wisdom is the Fruit of Instruction and Correction
A WISE son heeds [and is the fruit of] his father’s instruction and correction, but a scoffer listens not to rebuke. Proverbs 13:1(AMPC). Wisdom is given and received through instruction
Life and immortality in Christ
In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality. Proverbs 12:28 (NIV) God’s best for us is life and immortality. It’s when sin entered the world
Be a Good Example
The [consistently] righteous man is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked causes others to go astray. Proverbs 12:26 (AMPC) According to your lifestyle you can
Go All the Way
Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch, but the diligent make use of everything they find. Proverbs 12:27 (NLT) Stopping, even just almost close to the finish is