Proverbs 11:28, “Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.” Do you want to thrive or fall in life? I believe most sane people would honestly answer, “thrive.” However, if most people would rather thrive than fall, why are more people pursuing and trusting in their riches…

Proverbs 12:1, “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.” “Stupid is as stupid does,”Forest Gump. There is now way according to the Bible to avoid correction and discipline in the Christian life, Hebrews 12:5-7.  As a matter of fact the word discipline is from the word “disciple,” thus Jesus wants…

Proverbs 12:16, “A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.” “I’m so mad at you right now I could scream!” “Shut up, who do you think you are to talk to me that way?” “How dare you say that to me, you better stop before I snap and lose…

Proverbs 13:6, “Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.” Solomon in the proverbs loves to employ the literally technique called, “antithetical parallelism,” which basically means, “the second line contrasts with the first.”  For example, “The sinner goes to hell, but the righteous go to heaven.”  In the above proverb the antithetical…

Proverbs 13:10, “Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.” King Solomon gives the root cause to all arguments and quarrels- pride!  Think about it… pride has been at the foundation of all arguments.  From Satan’s fall from heaven to the Jewish leaders who argued with Jesus- pride has always…

Proverbs 13:20, “He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.” This proverb has to be one of my all time favorites.  I remember reading this when I first got saved and it was like a huge spot light just turned on and I could see everything so clearly. …

Proverbs 13:24, “He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him.” Today as parents we have a choice to either obey what God said in His eternal unchanging word or what the trendy every changing culture says.  In the past corporal (physical) punishment for children was…

Proverbs 14:34, “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.” Solomon was the King of Israel after his father David.  King Solomon had learned first hand the disgrace that came to Israel because of his Dad’s sin, 2 Samuel 12:11.  However, this did not stop him as the King from making…

Proverbs 15:1, “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” I don’t know about you but before I came to Jesus the last thing that would ever come to my mind when I was anger was a “gentle answer!”  Usually harsh words flooded my mind and the only discretion I…