Archive for August 2022
Proverbs 12:7 Good outlasts not-so-good
The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand. Proverbs 12:7 I like how Rotherham translates this: Overthrown are the lawless and they are not… It’s easy to read through the words about the lawless and think, “Yeah, they get what’s coming to them!” and move on. Yet…
Read MoreProverbs 12:6 Words
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, But the mouth of the upright will deliver them. Proverbs12:6NASB Or, the words of the wicked are, “lie in wait for blood” (as though that is there instruction to others). I understand that people become what they choose. If I choose wickedness and only that…
Read MoreProverbs 12:5 Plans and planners
The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful. Proverbs12:5NIV Plans, or thoughts, from Strongs also means: cunning work, curious work, imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought. I believe I am righteous, but does that make all of my plans just? There are times, and today is one of them,…
Read MoreProverbs 12:4 Two are better than one
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones. Proverbs12:4NIV Or A virtuous [strong, worthy, capable] woman is the crown of her husband [owner], but a veritable decay in the bones is she that causes shame. Proverbs 12:4 Rotherham Virtuous, noble, worthy, all deep and…
Read MoreProverbs 12:3 Roots and a Healthy Soul
A man is not established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous cannot be moved. Proverbs12:3NKJV Or more literally: A son of earth shall not be established by lawlessness, but the root of the righteous shall not be disturbed. Proverbs 12:3 Rotherham Or more loosely: You can’t find firm footing in a swamp, but…
Read MoreProverbs 12:2 My Source
A good man obtains favor from the LORD, But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn. Proverbs12:2NKJV Preface thoughts: If one has spent much time in the church, it’s easy to read Bible verses like this through the lens that God is constantly watching to judge me as good or wicked. That sentiment, or…
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