“It is good for nothing,” cries the buyer;But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.-Proverbs 20:14Surely we have all heard of this tactic. We error on the side of calling it haggling. Negotiating ...  Read More

13Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.-Proverbs 20:13There needs to be a distinction made here. Sleep is not bad. Rest is not bad. In fact,...  Read More

12The hearing ear and the seeing eye,The Lord has made them both.-Proverbs 20:12If you were to make something for another person, how would you like for them to treat it? The fact is that the Lord has...  Read More

11Even a child is known by his deeds,Whether what he does is pure and right.-Proverbs 20:11The concept of one being identified by the righteousness of their deeds is not foreign to us. When we conside...  Read More

10Diverse weights and diverse measures,They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.-Proverbs 20:10When it came to trade, people would use weights, scales, and means of measuring to help determine ...  Read More

9Who can say, “I have made my heart clean,I am pure from my sin”?-Proverbs 20:9This is a vital question for us to sincerely ask of ourselves. Of course, the immediate response for any believer would b...  Read More

8A king who sits on the throne of judgmentScatters all evil with his eyes.-Proverbs 20:8I find this verse to be particularly interesting when I consider how Jesus, the King of kings and Lord of lords,...  Read More

7The righteous man walks in his integrity;His children are blessed after him.-Proverbs 20:7There is something very important to be said for the righteous parent. As I am sure many have horror stories ...  Read More

6Most men will proclaim each his own goodness,But who can find a faithful man?-Proverbs 20:6Growing up, I remember many times where I would do something wrong, get punished, and then go apologize to m...  Read More

5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,But a man of understanding will draw it out.-Proverbs 20:5One of the things that is rarer today is introspection. As much as we tend to examine ourselve...  Read More

4The lazy man will not plow because of winter;He will beg during harvest and have nothing.-Proverbs 20:4Laziness is once again marked as a pinnacle of shame and harm done to one's self. It is importan...  Read More

3It is honorable for a man to stop striving,Since any fool can start a quarrel.-Proverbs 20:3The term for striving here has to do with having strife with another person. The unfortunate part of when y...  Read More

2The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion;Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.-Proverbs 20:2In the days of kings it was understood that you did not want to provoke the kin...  Read More

Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler,And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.-Proverbs 20:1The question comes up and around Christian circles regularly as to whether or not drinking is a si...  Read More

29Judgments are prepared for scoffers,And beatings for the backs of fools.-Proverbs 19:29It is no mystery to us that there are consequences for the actions we take in life. For most of us, we do not b...  Read More

28A disreputable witness scorns justice,And the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.-Proverbs 19:28False witness is usually discussed in Scripture along the lines of legal parameters. To testify fals...  Read More

27Cease listening to instruction, my son,And you will stray from the words of knowledge.-Proverbs 19:27Far too many believe that they have arrived at all the knowledge they need to live a successful l...  Read More

26He who mistreats his father and chases away his motherIs a son who causes shame and brings reproach.-Proverbs 19:26We must not underestimate just how important it is for a child to care for their pa...  Read More

25Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary;Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge.-Proverbs 19:25True and genuine wisdom will learn from many faucets. The first examp...  Read More

24A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl,And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.-Proverbs 19:24This proverb carries an air of mockery to it toward the sluggard. As one might jest in sayin...  Read More

23The fear of the Lord leads to life,And he who has it will abide in satisfaction;He will not be visited with evil.-Proverbs 19:23There have been many teachings in the modern church that state we shou...  Read More

22What is desired in a man is kindness,And a poor man is better than a liar.-Proverbs 19:22How much do we prioritize the virtues of a Christian life style? Certainly we can see how much we like such v...  Read More

21There are many plans in a man’s heart,Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.-Proverbs 19:21Planning, like just about everything in life, needs to be done with humility. Making plans is not...  Read More

20Listen to counsel and receive instruction,That you may be wise in your latter days.-Proverbs 19:20It is an absolute fact that we, by ourselves, do not have all the answers. We will not arrive at all...  Read More