Category Archives: Proverbs

Reading:
Proverbs 19:20-29

“There are many devices in a man’s heart: nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand” (21).

“The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil” (23).

How shall I acquire them?

  • “Hang out” with the Lord
  • Visit with the Lord
  • Follow the Lord
  • Serve the Lord
  • Listen to the Lord
  • Submit to the Lord
  • Live for the Lord
  • Acknowledge the Lord

[Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge (Proverbs 19:27)]
from Proverbs 19:27

A little bit more from Proverbs 19: Hear and Upgrade

Reading:
Proverbs 19:11-19

Soul: one’s own self

Soul: mind, will, emotions

Whichever and whatever your understanding of the soul, here’s something important to remember:

“He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die” (16).

Obedience and living within the law — the law of God primarily, but all law in general — has significant personal benefits.

I may think I “got away with” a certain infraction or disobedience, but I can think that only if I discount my relationship with God and overlook the impact on my own soul.

On the other hand, I may think I haven’t “gotten credit for” being conscientious and law-abiding, but I can think that only if I take God out of the picture and forget the blessing to my own soul.

[Glory to pass over a transgression (Proverbs 19:11)]
from Proverbs 19:11

A little bit more from Proverbs 19: Chasten Him