22Listen to your father who begot you,And do not despise your mother when she is old.-Proverbs 23:22There is wisdom in the experience that our parents have provided for us. We would do well to respect...  Read More

19Hear, my son, and be wise;And guide your heart in the way.20Do not mix with winebibbers,Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,And drowsiness will ...  Read More

17Do not let your heart envy sinners,But be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day;18For surely there is a hereafter,And your hope will not be cut off.-Proverbs 23:17-18What occupies our drive a...  Read More

15My son, if your heart is wise,My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;16Yes, my inmost being will rejoiceWhen your lips speak right things.-Proverbs 23:15-16I recently had a conversation with my fath...  Read More

13Do not withhold correction from a child,For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.14You shall beat him with a rod,And deliver his soul from hell.-Proverbs 23:13-14Instruction, correction, and ...  Read More

12Apply your heart to instruction,And your ears to words of knowledge.-Proverbs 23:12We cannot fall for the trap that knowledge and wisdom will come to us naturally. We must be those that go after it....  Read More

10Do not remove the ancient landmark,Nor enter the fields of the fatherless;11For their Redeemer is mighty;He will plead their cause against you.-Proverbs 23:10-11It is vital that we remember that the...  Read More

9Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,For he will despise the wisdom of your words.-Proverbs 23:9We most definitely have the ability to waste our time and effort upon those who revel in their foolish...  Read More

6Do not eat the bread of a miser,Nor desire his delicacies;7For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.“Eat and drink!” he says to you,But his heart is not with you.8The morsel you have eaten, you will v...  Read More

4Do not overwork to be rich;Because of your own understanding, cease!5Will you set your eyes on that which is not?For riches certainly make themselves wings;They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.-...  Read More

When you sit down to eat with a ruler,Consider carefully what is before you;2And put a knife to your throatIf you are a man given to appetite.3Do not desire his delicacies,For they are deceptive food....  Read More

29Do you see a man who excels in his work?He will stand before kings;He will not stand before unknown men.-Proverbs 22:29The man who excels in his work is one who is diligent and efficient in what he ...  Read More

28Do not remove the ancient landmarkWhich your fathers have set.-Proverbs 22:28It was a practice in ancient times to lay a line of stones to highlight the borders of one's land. What some crafty indiv...  Read More

26Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge,One of those who is surety for debts;27If you have nothing with which to pay,Why should he take away your bed from under you?-Proverbs 22:26-27The...  Read More

24Make no friendship with an angry man,And with a furious man do not go,25Lest you learn his waysAnd set a snare for your soul.-Proverbs 22:24-25I taught this when I was a youth pastor. I teach it now...  Read More

22Do not rob the poor because he is poor,Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;23For the Lord will plead their cause,And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.-Proverbs 22:22-23The Lord is the de...  Read More

17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,And apply your heart to my knowledge;18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;Let them all be fixed upon your lips,19So that your trus...  Read More

16He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches,And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.-Proverbs 22:16We must take into account the reality that the Lord is seeing all that we do...  Read More

15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;The rod of correction will drive it far from him.-Proverbs 22:15It does not take long being around children to see the reality that foolishness reigns...  Read More

14The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit;He who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there.-Proverbs 22:14It is important to remember the depth of what is being talked about with the immoral woman w...  Read More

13The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside!I shall be slain in the streets!”-Proverbs 22:13It is amazing the effort that many will go to in order to excuse themselves in poor practices. In this cas...  Read More

12The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,But He overthrows the words of the faithless.-Proverbs 22:12There is a certain protection allotted for those who sincerely pursue truth. The Lord watches over...  Read More

11He who loves purity of heartAnd has grace on his lips,The king will be his friend.-Proverbs 22:11It is unfortunate how many believers I have talked to that are entirely convinced that they do not ha...  Read More

10Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave;Yes, strife and reproach will cease.-Proverbs 22:10There are times where removing an individual from something is the right call. We have errored too ...  Read More