28      Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,    For would you deceive with your lips?    29      Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me;    I will render to th...  Read More

    27      Prepare your outside work,    Make it fit for yourself in the field;    And afterward build your house.-Proverbs 24:27One of the greatest values a believer can express is proper prioritizi...  Read More

26      He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.-Proverbs 24:26Some of this has the potential to be lost on us in our culture. Most of us consider a kiss, specifically on the lips, to be entirely ...  Read More

24      He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”    Him the people will curse;    Nations will abhor him.    25      But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,    And a good blessing wi...  Read More

    23      These things also belong to the wise:    It is not good to show partiality in judgment.-Proverbs 24:23Partiality is still a very relevant topic to us today. We have this all over the place...  Read More

    21      My son, fear the LORD and the king;    Do not associate with those given to change;    22      For their calamity will rise suddenly,    And who knows the ruin those two can bring?-Proverb...  Read More

19Do not fret because of evildoers,Nor be envious of the wicked;20For there will be no prospect for the evil man;The lamp of the wicked will be put out.-Proverbs 24:19-20The wicked will have what's co...  Read More

17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;18Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him,And He turn away His wrath from him.-Proverbs 24:17-18We would do...  Read More

15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;Do not plunder his resting place;16For a righteous man may fall seven timesAnd rise again,But the wicked shall fall by calamit...  Read More

13My son, eat honey because it is good,And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;If you have found it, there is a prospect,And your hope will no...  Read More

11Deliver those who are drawn toward death,And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.12If you say, “Surely we did not know this,”Does not He who weighs the hearts consider it?He who keeps your so...  Read More

10If you faint in the day of adversity,Your strength is small.-Proverbs 24:10This should serve as a warning for us as believers. We know that days of adversity will come. We are told as much by our Lo...  Read More

8He who plots to do evilWill be called a schemer.9The devising of foolishness is sin,And the scoffer is an abomination to men.-Proverbs 24:8-9There is a line in regard to sin that we would do well to ...  Read More

    7      Wisdom is too lofty for a fool;    He does not open his mouth in the gate.-Proverbs 24:7It is an important distinction to make that wisdom and foolishness is not talking about intellect. So...  Read More

    5      A wise man is strong,    Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;    6      For by wise counsel you will wage your own war,    And in a multitude of counselors there is safety.-Proverbs ...  Read More

3      Through wisdom a house is built,    And by understanding it is established;    4      By knowledge the rooms are filled    With all precious and pleasant riches.-Proverbs 24:3-4Jesus describes ...  Read More

          Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them;    2      For their heart devises violence,    And their lips talk of troublemaking.-Proverbs 24:1-2We live in a world that glorifi...  Read More

    29      Who has woe?    Who has sorrow?    Who has contentions?    Who has complaints?    Who has wounds without cause?    Who has redness of eyes?    30      Those who linger long at the wine,   ...  Read More

    26      My son, give me your heart,    And let your eyes observe my ways.    27      For a harlot is a deep pit,    And a seductress is a narrow well.    28      She also lies in wait as for a vic...  Read More

    24      The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,    And he who begets a wise child will delight in him.    25      Let your father and your mother be glad,    And let her who bore you rej...  Read More

23Buy the truth, and do not sell it,Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.-Proverbs 23:23Consider the immense value of truth. What are you willing to spend to go and get it? We have a phrase i...  Read More

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