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Revelation 13: 1B – 18 | The New Testament | Bible Insights

Proverbs 7: 24-27

In this Proverb, Solomon provides wise counsel to his sons. His counsel is directed toward the temptation of young men whose sexual desires are very high. Solomon speaks of the hazard of being tempted by an adulterous woman. Solomon says to his sons, “Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words of my mouth. Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, do not stray into her paths. For…

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Zechariah 2:1 – 3:10 | The Old Testament | Bible Insights

Proverbs 7: 6-23

In this Proverb is the account of a foolish young man being seduced by an older adulterous woman. This woman anticipated the young man walking by her house in the evening. She waited and enticed the young man to come into her house to have sex with her. She told the young man that her husband had left town and would not be back for a long period of time. In her conversation with the young…

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Revelation 12:1-13:1 | The New Testament | Bible Insights

Proverbs 7: 1-5

This Proverb says, “My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you. Keep my commandments and live, and my teaching as the apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. Say to wisdom, “you are my sister,” and call understanding your intimate friend. That that they may keep you from an adulteress, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.” In this Proverb King Solomon…

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Zechariah 1:1 – 21 | Old Testament Verse Of The Day | Bible Insights

Proverbs 6: 27-35

This Proverb says, “Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Or can a man walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched? So is the one who goes into his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.” Committing adultery is a serious thing in the eyes of God. It is a violation of one of the 10 commandments. It is also very damaging. When a…

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Revelation 11:1 – 19 | New Testament Verse Of The Day | Bible Insights

Proverbs 6: 20-23

This Proverb says, “My son, observe the commandment of your father, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. Bind them continually on your heart; tie them around your neck. When you walk about they will guide you. When you sleep, they will watch over you; And when you awake they will talk to you. For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is a light.” Solomon spoke this Proverb to his son.  However…

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Haggai 1:1-2:23 | Old Testament Verse Of The Day | Bible Insights

Proverbs 6: 16-19

This Proverb says, “There are six things which the Lord hates, yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that run rapidly to evil, a false witness who utters lies, and one who spreads strife among brothers.” The Bible tells us that God is love. However there are things that God hates. Foremost in that list is ‘haughty…

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Revelation 19:1 – 21 | The New Testament | Bible Insights

Proverbs 6: 12-15

This Proverb says, “A worthless person, a wicked man, is one who walks with a false mouth, who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who points with his fingers; who with perversity in his heart, devises evil continuously, who spreads strife. Therefore, his calamity will come suddenly; Instantly he will be broken, and there will be no healing.” It seems to me that there are basically two kinds of people in the world.…

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Zechariah 4:1 – 5:11 | The Old Testament | Bible Insights

Proverbs 6: 6-11

This Proverb says, “Go to the ant, O sluggard and observe her ways and be wise, which having no chief, officer or ruler, prepares her food in the summer and gathers her provision in the harvest. How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?” A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and your poverty will come in like a vagabond, and…

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Revelation 14:1 – 20 | The New Testament | Bible Insights

Proverbs 6: 1-5

This Proverb says, “My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, have given a pledge for a stranger, if you have been snared with the words of your mouth, have been caught with the words of your mouth, do this thing, my son, and deliver yourself; since you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go humble yourself, and importune your neighbor. Do not give sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to…

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Zechariah 6:1 – 7:14 | The Old Testament | Bible Insights

Proverbs 5: 22-23

This Proverb says, “His, a man's own folly will capture the wicked, and he will be held with the cords of sin. He will die for lack of instruction, and in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.” What is folly? Folly is defined as lacking good sense or being foolish. A fool acts foolishly. The Bible defines a fool as a person who doesn't believe in God. The Bible says, “The fool has…

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