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

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