Archive for October 2022
Proverbs 13:4 Life’s secret sauce
A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. Proverbs 13:4 NIV Or New American Standard translates it, “The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing.” Appetite and need Appetite refers to the desire for food or drink and also the need to satisfy both cravings of the…
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The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. Proverbs 13:3 NASB Everything we think is not worthy to be communicated to others. The mouth provides a distinct gateway through which words, thoughts, heart, soul, and expression may pass. The guarding of that gateway with…
Read MoreProverbs 13:2 Living on a diet
From the fruit of a man’s mouth he enjoys good, But the desire of the treacherous is violence. Proverbs 13:2 NASB Rotherham: Of the fruit of his mouth, shall a man eat what is good, but, the soul of the treacherous, [shall be sated with] violence. Words I speak — any words — are an…
Read MoreProverbs 13:1 Growing up takes time
A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. Proverbs 13:1 NASB Even at 59, I must hear my Father’s voice. Age is no factor. It’s possibly more true now than when I was young. As a boy, I knew I didn’t know. As I gain knowledge, exposure, experience,…
Read MoreProverbs 12:28 Life, indomitable life!
In the way of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death. Proverbs 12:28 NASB Life is powerful. Indomitable. It is creative, full, and expressive. Life is not simply the absence of death, rather, living the intent and purpose for which I exist. Being fully alive. A light that is never extinguished.…
Read MoreProverbs 12:27 Finishing what I started
A lazy man does not roast his prey, But the precious possession of a man is diligence. Proverbs 12:27 NASB Or A lazy man (Indolence, slothful man, also translated deceit or treachery) does not roast (or catch) his own (or any) game, but the substance of a man is precious when he is diligent. The…
Read MoreProverbs 12:26 “Let ‘er Rip” Outfitters and Guide Services
The righteous is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked leads them astray. Proverbs 12:26 NASB Influence is powerful. Intentionality is a force in life, whether it is for good or not so good. Those who determine to live righteously and those who choose to act upon self-serving desire both are…
Read MoreProverbs 12:25 The Bureau of Unpredictable Circumstances
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad. Proverbs 12:25 NASB Anxiety, fear, threat, projections of a future without hope all place the responsibility for wellbeing on something outside of my control. There are many things that do “inspire” this, including sickness, a lost job, deployment to a…
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