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