A Happy Father
A Happy Father Proverbs 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father. Insight The previous chapters form a striking introduction to the book. The glorious description of the great Counselor (chapters 1 and 8) commends to us his gracious instruction concerning the principles of true happiness …
Godly Contentment
Godly Contentment Proverbs 9:17–18 “Stolen water is sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of hell. Insight Folly called for guests by intentionally using the same words as Lady Wisdom. Since drinking …
Holy Fear
Holy Fear Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Insight Perhaps you are saying, We’ve had this verse before. Yes, when the little fellow was in the home, the first lesson he was given was the …
True Test for Scoffer’s
True Test for Scoffer’s Proverbs 9:7–9 “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, and he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself. Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man, and …
Waiting Upon Him
Waiting Upon Him Proverbs 8:33–35 Hear instruction and be wise, and do not disdain it. Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoever finds me finds life, and obtains favor from the Lord. Insight Having declared …
Blessed By Him
Blessed By Him Proverbs 8:32 Now therefore, listen to me, my children, for blessed are those who keep my ways. Insight It is no mean and undeserving person who is calling. It is none other than the Wisdom of God, the source of all light and knowledge (verses 12–14), the …
Read and Believe
Read and Believe Proverbs 8:23–27 I have been established from everlasting, from the beginning, before there was ever an earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth; While …
He Made It, and He Sustains It
He Made It, and He Sustains It Proverbs 8:22 The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way, before His works of old. Insight So glorious are the rays of the eternal supreme deity, his distinct personality, his essential unity, that the mysterious, ever-blessed Being now undoubtedly stands before …
Better Than Gold
Better Than Gold Proverbs 8:19–21 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, and my revenue (yield) than choice silver. I traverse the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice, that I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth, that I may …
Seeking Him
Seeking Him Proverbs 8:15–17 By me kings reign, and rulers decree justice. By me princes rule, and nobles, all the judges of the earth. I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me. Insight In the Psalms and in the prophecy of Daniel it …