28In a multitude of people is a king’s honor,But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince.-Proverbs 14:28Evidently we do not live in a generous of kings and queens, princes and princesses. Ho...  Read More

26In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,And His children will have a place of refuge.27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,To turn one away from the snares of death.-Proverbs 14:26...  Read More

25A true witness delivers souls,But a deceitful witness speaks lies.-Proverbs 14:25When you have someone that has integrity in their speech, their words have value. When someone is always conjuring up...  Read More

24The crown of the wise is their riches,But the foolishness of fools is folly.-Proverbs 14:24I know many people who I would consider to be extremely wise, but they certainly are not ones I would consi...  Read More

23In all labor there is profit,But idle chatter leads only to poverty.-Proverbs 14:23I have heard this from several men in my life, "If it was easy, everyone would do it." Labor is something that we l...  Read More

22Do they not go astray who devise evil?But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.-Proverbs 14:22As you are planning out your time, what does that look like? Do you plan to indulge, or move ...  Read More

20The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor,But the rich has many friends.21He who despises his neighbor sins;But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.-Proverbs 14:20-21It is important that ...  Read More

18The simple inherit folly,But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.19The evil will bow before the good,And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.-Proverbs 14:18-19The simple, who as we read in v...  Read More

17A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,And a man of wicked intentions is hated.-Proverbs 14:17Anger is a snare that grabs ahold of a lot of people. It does not take a lot of time on the news or social ...  Read More

16A wise man fears and departs from evil,But a fool rages and is self-confident.-Proverbs 14:16Romans 2 shows how the goodness of God leads us to repentance. We have many places in Scripture that also...  Read More

15The simple believes every word,But the prudent considers well his steps.-Proverbs 14:15When I read this, I think of the Bereans in Acts 17:11 that tested what it was that the disciples were saying. ...  Read More

14The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways,But a good man will be satisfied from above.-Proverbs 14:14The grace of God is unmatched, though we do not want to test the limits of His gra...  Read More

13Even in laughter the heart may sorrow,And the end of mirth may be grief.-Proverbs 14:13There is a season for everything. Even though we have the ability to rejoice always, that does not mean that we...  Read More

12There is a way that seems right to a man,But its end is the way of death.-Proverbs 14:12This is one of the major reasons we need to be studying our Bibles. We may think that we have a solid standard...  Read More

11The house of the wicked will be overthrown,But the tent of the upright will flourish.-Proverbs 14:11Anyone who has spent any time camping ever knows that there is quite a disparity between a house a...  Read More

9Fools mock at sin,But among the upright there is favor.10The heart knows its own bitterness,And a stranger does not share its joy.-Proverbs 14:9-10When a fool is convicted and found guilty of sin, th...  Read More

7Go from the presence of a foolish man,When you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,But the folly of fools is deceit.-Proverbs 14:7-8There ...  Read More

6A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it,But knowledge is easy to him who understands.-Proverbs 14:6Paths of sin do not lead to paths of righteousness. Paths of foolishness will not make one wise....  Read More

5A faithful witness does not lie,But a false witness will utter lies.-Proverbs 14:5There is some modern confusion surrounding the idea of false witness. We have broken it down to simply mean lying. Wh...  Read More

4Where no oxen are, the trough is clean;But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.-Proverbs 14:4There are many animals talked about rather extensively throughout Scripture. Oxen are one of thos...  Read More

3In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride,But the lips of the wise will preserve them.-Proverbs 14:3As someone who is rather extroverted and likes to talk, the things that I say have been called into ...  Read More

2He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.-Proverbs 14:2If you remember from early on in the Proverbs, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of kn...  Read More

The wise woman builds her house,But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.-Proverbs 14:1The contrast between wise and foolish is important in understanding many of the Proverbs. The wise are those ...  Read More

25The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul,But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want.-Proverbs 13:25There are two things that I want to focus on through this Proverb. The first is the dis...  Read More