Glorify Him, Not Yourself
Proverbs 25:27: It is not good to eat much honey; So to seek one’s own glory is not glory.
We Need His Grace
Proverbs 25:26: A righteous man who falters before the wicked is like a murky spring and a polluted well.
There is a Better Way
Proverbs 25:21–22: If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; For so you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
Follow His Leading
Proverbs 25:20: Like one who takes away a garment in cold weather, and like vinegar on soda, Is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Burn Bright for Jesus
Proverbs 25:18: A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Being Faithful
Proverbs 25:13: Like the cold of snow in time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
The Right Word, at the Right Time
Proverbs 25:11: A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold In settings of silver.
The Absence of Humility
Proverbs 25:6–7: Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of the great; For it is better that he say to you, “Come up here,” Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes …
Your Diligent Search
Proverbs 25:1–2: These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied: It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
Every Picture Tells a Story
Proverbs 24:30–34: I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding; And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone wall was broken down. When I saw it, I considered it well; I …