Tag: proverbs

The book of Proverbs contains wise sayings that are generally true. This means that there are exceptions to the rule, but they do give general principles of wisdom that guide us. One of those that is been often referred to

Proverbs 21:1 says “The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water:He turneth it whithersoever he will.”  God wants us to know that even kings, with all their power and wealth, are not outside His

‘Integrity’ is defined as ‘the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles’ or ‘the state of being whole and undivided’. It comes from a world that means intact and is connected to integer (a whole number that cannot

Proverbs 19:15 – “Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;And an idle soul shall suffer hunger.” Proverbs 19:24 – “A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom,And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.”   Two animals

The name of the LORD is a strong tower: The righteous runneth into it, and is safe. The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And as an high wall in his own conceit. Before destruction the heart of man

When the Bible talks about ‘the heart’, it is referring to our inner man, to the control centre of our lives where we think, feel, and decide. As a result, what we think about, feel, and believe in our hearts

“By mercy and truth iniquity is purged:And by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.”  – Proverbs 16:6 The ‘fear of the Lord’ is a common theme in the book of Proverbs. It is mentioned 16 times. It is

Proverbs 15:18 “A wrathful man stirreth up strife: But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.”   Proverbs has quite a bit to say about anger and wrath. The emotion of anger is one that was designed to cause us

God through Solomon gives us more pearls of amazing wisdom in Proverbs 14. Here are a just a few: v.2 Our attitude about God impacts everything we do. If we fear the Lord, we will walk in uprightness. If we

Another area in which we all need wisdom is in regards to work. Solomon wanted his son to know the value of hard work and the foolishness of laziness. Here is some of the wisdom God gives all of us