This Proverb says, “Do not hold back discipline from the child, although you beat him with the rod, he will not die. You shall beat him with the rod, and deliver his soul from Sheol.”…
This Proverb says, “Apply your heart to discipline, and your ears to words of knowledge.” Our lives here on Earth are quite short when compared to eternity. I believe that God has created each of…
This Proverb says, “Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.” Who does the Bible characterize as a fool? The Bible says, “The fool says…
This Proverb says, “Do not eat the bread of a selfish man, or desire his delicacies; for as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, “eat and drink!” But his heart…
This Proverb says, “Do not weary yourself to gain wealth, cease from your consideration of it. When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings, like an eagle…
This Proverb says, “When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you; and put a knife to your throat if you are a man of great appetite. Do not…
This Proverb says, “Do not move the ancient boundaries which your fathers have set.” When I read this passage I think of Israel. Israel's original boundaries were established after the Exodus from Egypt in approximately…
This Proverb says, “Do not be among those who give pledges, among those who become surety for debts. If you have nothing with which to pay, why should he take your bed from under you.”
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This Proverb says, “Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man, lest you learn his ways, and find a snare for yourself.” People with whom we associate can…
This Proverb says, “Do not rob the poor because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate; for the Lord will plead their case, and take the life those who robbed them.” It…