Archive for April 2018
Proverbs 11:29 Family troubles_
He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind, And the fool will be servant to the wise of heart. Proverbs 11:29 NKJV Every person alive has lessons to learn in life, and one way or another we will find ourselves in that classroom. The Hebrew word for wind is the same used for…
Read MoreProverbs 11:28 Trust and growth_
Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. Proverbs 11:28 NIV Rotherham translates: “He that trusts in his riches, the same will fall (fade, whither away). But like the leaf shall the righteous break forth (bud, sprout, shoot). Trust is a powerful word and a deep…
Read MoreDesire reveals my values, and my worth_
He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of…
Read MoreProverbs 11:27 Seeking good_
Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it. Proverbs 11:27 NIV “Whoever seeks” is taken from a Hebrew word meaning “to look for dawn,” carrying the implication that one is awake, ardently waiting for the morning to come. After a long night with darkness obscuring your view, you wait…
Read MoreProverbs 11:26 Good for me, or good for all?_
He who withholds grain, the people will curse him, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it. Proverbs 11:26 NASB The obvious application of this proverb is to those that have control over commodities upon which people’s lives and livelihoods depend. A businessperson would naturally want to save the grain he…
Read MoreProverbs 11:25 A generous person_
A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25 NIV Another translations says: The liberal soul will be made fat. The word prosper, according to Strong, is from a root meaning to be fat or to fatten; to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy. Today, for those of us are health-conscious, at first…
Read MoreProverbs 11:24 Scattering or withholding_
One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. Proverbs 11:24 NIV This verse erupts in richness in the different translations: There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.…
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