Postsclinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 5 min readCurse or BlessingProverbs 3:33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. A curse may be hanging over your home! There are two possibilities. Either the curse of the LORD Jehovah is hanging there, ready to fall, or the blessing of the only true and living God is there. The difference in outcomes is…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 4 min readThe Instruction of Wisdom𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏:𝟑 𝐓𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦, 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲; Why read the book of Proverbs? Solomon in his introduction gave at least nine reasons (Pr 1:1-4). He lists wisdom, instruction, understanding, judgment, justice, equity, subtilty, knowledge…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 5 min readDiscretion and Understanding𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐:𝟏𝟏 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐞, 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐞: Are you safe? Are you protected? King Solomon wrote his proverbs to preserve and keep you from pain and trouble. Most men get into difficulties or temptations in life that cost them dearly in many…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 6 min readWicked Servants𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟗:𝟏𝟐 𝐈𝐟 𝐚 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝. Leaders promote good or evil by their influence. Authority carries responsibility, for sin by one in power will lead many more to also sin due to the sway he holds over a nation. Like prince, like people. As a flock…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 8 min readReverence to Parents𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟑𝟎:𝟏𝟕 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭. How bad is a teenager rolling his eyes at parents…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 4 min readDon't be a busybody𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟔:𝟏𝟕 𝐇𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦, 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. Even a friendly dog will bite, if you grab and pull its ears. And here is the busybody, stopping to get involved in the…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 8 min readIron Shapens Iron𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟕:𝟏𝟕 𝐈𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧; 𝐬𝐨 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝. You need good friends, and you need to be a good friend. Iron can sharpen iron, and a good friend can sharpen a friend. The iron of a file can make a blade sharper, and a good friend…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 4 min readSpeak The Right Words𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟑:𝟏𝟔 𝐘𝐞𝐚, 𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. Fathers are very happy when sons are noble and wise, which is shown by sober and right speech, indicating a pure and righteous heart. Solomon exhorted his son to wisdom by telling him how much he would be…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 6 min readStrength for Adversity𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟒:𝟏𝟎 𝐈𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥. Great men and women do not quit. They are overcomers. They ignore difficulties, resist tiredness, and fight opposition. They know negative events will come, so they prepare for them, and they fight through…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 6 min readThe Fear of the Lord𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟔:𝟔 𝐁𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝: 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥. The best way to live is when mercy and truth combine to purify your life. These two aspects of godliness come together to make men perfect. And the motivation to…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 6 min readDesire𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟖:𝟏 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧, 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟, 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦. Wisdom is only acquired by dedicated effort. And few men have the desire or make the effort to pursue and acquire it. So the Preacher commended the…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 5 min readWisdom's Building𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟗:𝟏 𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐰𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬: The world’s most desirable woman has built a palace, and you are invited to stay there free for the rest of your life. It is the perfect place to live with delightful amenities for every need and…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 4 min readBlessing or Violence𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟎:𝟔 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭: 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝. What will fall on you today? Blessings on your head? Or violence to shut your mouth? Either blessing or violence will fall from God upon you. What makes the…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 3 min readA False Witnesses𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟗:𝟗 𝐀 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡. One of the quickest ways to guarantee your ruin is to lie. God has committed Himself against liars, and so have good men, and so have most wicked men. Lying does not work.…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 5 min readThe Beard of Deceit𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟎:𝟏𝟕 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧; 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥. Lying may be fun – but not for long. Then the results of your folly come crashing down on your head. You may think your lie helped in some way, but it only…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 14 min readTo Do Justice and Judgement𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟏:𝟑 𝐓𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞. Here is one of the greatest proverbs. Give God glory! It teaches a godly rule for Christian ethics to help guide your life. Take the time to learn this priority of wisdom, and humble…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 9 min readA Wellspring of Life𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟔:𝟐𝟐 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐭: 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲. Understanding is a great asset and advantage. Some men are winners; some are losers. Can you measure true success and wealth? Some men…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 5 min readThe Lips of the Wise𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟓:𝟕 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞: 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐨. Communication is a great privilege. It is an opportunity to spread knowledge by talking (or typing or texting). It is also a serious responsibility, because God resents…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 4 min readGood Understanding𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟑:𝟏𝟓 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫: 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝. A blessed life or a hard life – the choice is yours. A good understanding, or living by the rules of wisdom, will bring natural and supernatural blessings. Guaranteed! But if you choose…clinton054 modin cywrise • 1 yr. ago • 4 min readThe Root of the Righteous𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟐:𝟑 𝐀 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝. Life is full of change. Little is fixed and stable. Change can be disruptive and fearful. But godly men have deep roots to secure their family tree…
