Proverbs 12:21 Silencing Dr. Dastardly

No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble. Proverbs 12:21 (NASB) A very literal translation from the Hebrew Lexicon: “No trouble, sorrow, wickedness, will have opportunity, to meet or encounter opportunely, with the just, righteous, but to the wicked, criminal, to be full, to fill, evil, distress, misery injury, calamity. Rotherham…

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Proverbs 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…

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Proverbs 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…

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Proverbs 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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Proverbs 12:1 Being not stoopid

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid. Proverbs 12:1NIV Love and hate. Knowledge and stoopidity. Hot and cold. Black and white. Opposites. Except for discipline and correction — it is the one common item between those that are stupid and those that aren’t. The difference between them boils down to the…

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Desire 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…

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John 14:2-3 New temples and playgrounds_

In my Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. ‭‭John‬…

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