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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 25:4-8 Do not be hasty
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 25:4-8 4 Remove the dross from silver, and out comes material for the smith. 5 Remove the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness. Take away what is bad, and the craftsman will have something to work with; […]
God’s Word for You – Colossians 2:22-23 a self-imposed piety
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU COLOSSIANS 2:22-23 22 All these things go to ruin as they are used. They are based on human commands and human teachings. 23 Indeed, these rules have an appearance of wisdom, with a self-imposed piety, a false humility and severe discipline, but they are of no value in checking the self-indulgence […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 25:1-3 the minds of kings
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 25:1-3 Chapter 25 begins another series of Proverbs by Solomon, about half the length of the first one (10:1-22:16). This time there are many more direct comparison proverbs using the words “like,” “as,” or “so,” such as here in verse 3. 25 These are more proverbs of Solomon […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 24:30-34 the field of a lazy man
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 24:30-34 The lazy man or “sluggard” (NIV) is almost a comic caricature, except that so many of us know someone who is just like this. Most of us see the danger of this man’s life as a shadow lurking our own lives or in our past. It is a sobering […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 24:28-29 Do you deceive with your lips?
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 24:28-29 These two verses take us back to the courtroom, either in the city gate or in the presence of the king. But this is not a warning for the judge. It is a warning for the witness: 28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause. Do […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 24:23b-27 like a kiss on the lips
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 24:23b-27 A city gate in ancient times was no mere archway or sliding portcullis. It was often a small, secure building, usually built so that a person entering the city had to make a right-hand turn in order to pass through the city wall, so that a right-handed attacker would […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 24:21-23a Do not have fellowship with rebels
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 24:21-23a 21 My son, fear the LORD and fear the king. Do not have fellowship with those who are rebellious, 22 for suddenly their disaster will come, and who knows the ruin that both can bring? When a child is still at home with his parents, […]
God’s Word for You – Colossians 2:20-21 Do not eat! Do not taste! Do not touch!
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU COLOSSIANS 2:20-21 20 If with Christ you died to the basic principles of the world, why are you pestered by its rules as if you are still living in the world? 21 “Do not eat!” “Do not taste!” “Do not touch!” Paul already mentioned the “basic principles of the world” in […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 24:17-20 when your enemy falls
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 24:17-20 17 Do not be pleased when your enemy falls, when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice, 18 or the LORD will see it, and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him. This is a proverb that troubles some readers. This is a warning […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 24:13-16 Eat honey, for it is good
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 24:13-16 13 My son, eat honey, for it is good, and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. 14 Understand that wisdom is like this to your soul. If you find it, there hope for your future, and your hope will not be cut off. […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 24:8-19 and 11-12
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 24:8-10 and 11-12 8 He who plans to do evil will be called Baal of wickedness. Our culture is fascinated by grifters and conmen. We flock to movies about them, from The Sting to Oceans 11. We admire their ingenuity and their genius. However, the basic flaw with the […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 24:5-7 A wise man is truly strong
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 24:5-7 We return now to Proverbs to ponder the remainder of chapter 24. Verse 5 is one of the more difficult verses in the book. The Hebrew text is almost too terse to translate with confidence. Literally, it says: A wise man in strength, A man of knowledge strengthens strength. […]
