Proverb 1:15
“My son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths” It is clear from the first part of this proverb that we are not to walk in the…
Month: August 2020
Proverb 1:14
“Cast in your lot among us Let us all have one purse” Not only are sin’s promises empty, they require an investment that leaves you broke and indebted to an impostor. Sin leads us to…
Proverb 1:13
“We shall find all kinds of precious possessions, We shall fill our houses with spoil;” Sin’s promise to satisfy is an empty one. It always tricks us into succumbing to the pleasure and ignoring the consequence…
Proverb 1:12
“Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, And whole, like those who go down to the Pit;” Sin always appears to be something it’s not. More often than not, it appears to be a quick…
Proverb 1:11
“If they say, ‘Come with us, Let us lie in wait to shed blood;Let us lurk secretly for the innocentwithout cause;‘” Crazy as it may sound, I have never had the urge to lie in…
The Beginning of Knowledge
The book of Proverbs opens with this brief description : “The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, to receive instruction in wise dealing, in…