He is No Stranger
He is No Stranger Proverbs 11:15 He who is surety for a stranger will suffer, but one who hates being surety is secure. Insight How fully He proved the truth of the words we are considering when He suffered on that cross of shame! How He had to “smart for …
The Need for Right Words
The Need for Right Words Proverbs 11:14 Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety. Insight To depend entirely upon one’s own judgment is the height of folly. Even the wisest and godliest are often given to blunders and errors of …
Right Living
Right Living Proverbs 11:6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the unfaithful will be caught by their lust. Insight Another benefit of righteous living is deliverance, escape from troubles or death. But even the evil desires of an unfaithful (lit., “treacherous”) person get him in trouble. He …
The Value of Integrity
The Value of Integrity Proverbs 11:3 The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them. Insight This simply means that if a person wants to walk in the truth, if that is the desire of his heart, the spirit of God can …
Blessed Humility
Blessed Humility Proverbs 11:2 When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom. Insight We know that pride was the main reason for the Fall (Genesis 3:5); and it still lives in fallen man (Mark 7:22). God shames men because they do not know their limits and …
The Perfect Weight
The Perfect Weight Proverbs 11:1 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight. Insight God does enter into business; you can take Him into partnership with you. However, you can’t form a partnership with Him if you are crooked. If you are honest, …
Come Lord Jesus
Come Lord Jesus Proverbs 10:30 The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not inhabit the earth. Insight Let’s look at history with that in view. All of the great world leaders, the kings and the captains, have disappeared. The pharaohs, the Caesars, Alexander the Great, Napoleon—they are …
When Not to Speak
When Not to Speak Proverbs 10:19–21 In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise. The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; The heart of the wicked is worth little. The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for …
The Road to Fellowship
The Road to Fellowship Proverbs 10:16 The labor of the righteous leads to life, the wages of the wicked to sin. Insight This proverb makes me think of Cain and Abel. “The labour of the righteous leads to life.” Abel raised sheep, and he brought a little lamb for his …
Blessed Love
Blessed Love Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins. Insight Here is a simple but forceful contrast. Hatred, however disguised by a smooth exterior, is the selfish principle of man. Like an underground fire, it constantly stirs up mischief and creates or keeps alive envy and …