Proverbs 2 – Running with the Pack
Proverbs 2:3-5 – 3 (For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for understanding: 4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for treasures, 5 Then shalt thou understand the feare of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. – the Geneva Bible, 1560 Edition The “world” conspires to have…
Proverbs 14 – You’re looking. Really?
14:6 – A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, but knowledge is easy to him who understands. I was checking in to the gym the other day. After punching in my phone number on the key pad, I looked two inches to the right of the pad, for the fingerprint scanner. It wasn’t there. So,…
Proverbs 25 – Exalting Oneself
6 – Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of the great; 7 – for it is better that he say to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen. …
Proverbs 27 – Through a Keyhole
27:1 – Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. I’ve always read this verse as a warning about bragging about good things to come. It’s hubris and foolishness on our part to assume we know what next year, next month, next week, the next day, the…
Proverbs 2 – Taking His Advice
2:1 – My son, if you receive my words, and treasure my commands within you 2:2 – So that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; 2:3 – Yes, if you cry out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding, 2:4 – If you seek her as silver and…
