Proverbs

This Proverb says, “He who diligently seeks good, seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it will come to him.” The Bible says that we reap what we sow during our lives here on the Earth. If we live rightly before God, we will reap good things. God will bless us, and our lives will be filled with joy and prosperity. Our families will thrive, and God will protect us from bad things. We will…

This Proverb says, “There is one who scatters, yet increases all the more, and there is one who withholds what is justly due, but it results only in want. The generous man will be prosperous, and he who waters will himself be watered.” Living our lives according to the Word of God is frequently contrary to our natural and sinful nature. However doing what the Bible tells us to do will result in blessings in our…

This Proverb says, “The desire of the righteous is only good; But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.” A righteous person lives and breathes the Word of God. They live their lives by God's guidance for them. As a result they desire things that God approves. They desire love, joy, peace, and patience in their lives. They also seek for kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. God will grant them these things. Jesus said in…

This Proverb says, “As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.” A person's outward appearance does not necessarily correlate with their inward makeup or character. A person may be very attractive on the outside. However, they may be corrupt or ugly on the inside. The Bible says God cares more about our inward character than our outward appearance to others. Jesus described the religious leaders of His day…

This Proverb says, “The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord, but the blameless in their walk are His delight. Assuredly an evil man will not go unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.” Those who walk rightly before God delight in Him. God loves the righteous person. However, He rejects those who reject Him. A righteous person loves God and demonstrates that love by living their life according to God's…

This Proverb says, “The wicked loves deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness gets a true reward. He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain life, and he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.” This Proverb is speaking about spiritual life and spiritual death. Spiritual life and death are eternal whereas physical life is temporary. Eternal life is the reward of living one's physical life rightly before God. Whereas, spiritual death is the…

This Proverb says, “The merciful man does himself good, but the cruel man does himself harm.” There are some people in the world who are merciful to others. However, there are others who are cruel. The Bible says that we are to be merciful to others just as God is merciful towards us. As sinful people we are deserving of God's wrath. However God has not given us what we deserve. He has rather given us great…

This Proverb says, “He who is surety for a stranger will certainly suffer for it, but he who hates going surety is safe.” The person who is surety for another person is one who takes responsibility for another person's obligations or debt. If the other person fails to pay their debt or meet their obligation, the one who is surety will pay for it. In today's terms it would be like cosigning for another person's loan. Being…

This Proverb says, “Where there is no guidance, the people fall, but in abundance of counselors, there is victory.” During our lives here on Earth we will have to make many decisions. Most decisions will be easy to make. However, some decisions will be more challenging. Some decisions will have more significant consequences. As this Proverb indicates, we will have more successful outcomes with our decisions if we seek the advice of others: family, friends, associates.…

This Proverb says, “He who despises his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding keeps silent. He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy conceals a matter.” This Proverb is speaking about those who gossip about others and those who do not gossip. What is gossip? Gossip is defined as revealing the private matters of another person. Gossiping is a bad thing, and the Bible condemns it. When a person…