Posts Tagged ‘Wisdom for the Soul’

Proverbs 2:21-22For the upright will live in the land And the blameless will remain in it 22 But the wicked will be cut off from the land And the treacherous will be uprooted from it.

Posted: December 2, 2020 in Proverbs 02, Proverbs 2:21-22, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
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“Dwell in the land … remain”: Exactly opposite to those who live in sexual sin and are headed for death, those who belong to the Lord will live.

(In Psalms we read); 

Psalms 37:29 “The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.”

We have seen over and over how the wicked will be driven off the land. Canaan became the land of Israel because the wicked were driven out. 

The Christians shall reign 1000 years with Jesus.

Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

Proverbs 2:20 So you will walk in the way of good men And keep to the paths of the righteous.

Posted: December 2, 2020 in Proverbs 02, Proverbs 02:20, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
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The word “will” in this verse lets us know that it is our choice. It is our decision to live the way of the world or to live for the Lord Jesus. Our free will determines which. This is a decision no one else can make for you. You must decide life or death.

Proverbs 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trust in the LORD is kept safe.

Posted: December 2, 2020 in Fear, Fear of rejection, Proverbs 29, Proverbs 29:25, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
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Fear is lack of faith. If we have faith in the Lord, we have nothing to fear. To fear man and what he can do to you is sin. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and He shall give you peace and rest

Proverbs 28:23 He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor than he who has a flattering tongue.

Posted: November 28, 2020 in Proverbs 28, Proverbs 28:23, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
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We see in this a spiritual rebuke of a person who is slipping away from God. A backslider who is helped back to God will thank you for it later.

Someone who flatters with the tongue and says everything is okay can do you great harm. Flattery has no value but reproof does, so it leads to gratitude.

Truth is always the best rule.

Proverbs 28:25 He who trust in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

Posted: November 28, 2020 in Proverbs 28:25, Seeking Wisdom, trust in the Lord with all your heart, Wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
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This is arrogance that satisfies itself at the expense of conflict with others and never knows the prosperity of humble trust in God.

A proud heart has to do with being puffed up with self. He stirs up strife because he feels no one has an opinion worth hearing but his own.

Trust goes farther than faith. It is when we rest in the Lord knowing that all is well. When I say “rest” here, I do not mean we stop working. I mean we have complete confidence in the Lord.

Proverbs 25:28 – Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.

Posted: November 25, 2020 in Proverbs 25, Proverbs 25:28, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
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A city without a wall is in peril. It has no protection. A man’s spirit is what he is. If he loses control of the spirit, he has lost control of himself. The spirit of a man must control the flesh, or else, the man will go the way of the flesh.

Such are exposed and vulnerable to the incursion of evil thoughts and successful temptations which leads them to hell.

Proverbs 27:24 For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.

Posted: November 22, 2020 in Proverbs 27, Proverbs 27:24
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We see here, that just because you have riches doesn’t mean that you always will. If you do not take care of what God has entrusted you with, you will find one day that all your wealth has vanished.

Proverbs 26:23 Like a coating of glaze over earthenware (Pottery) are fervent lips with an evil heart.

Posted: November 22, 2020 in Proverbs 26, Proverbs 26:23, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
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We see in this a worthless vessel, covered with glaze to make it seem from the outside to be very valuable. If you are looking at this from the spiritual standpoint, it makes it appear to be redeemed (glaze). This person, mentioned here, has beautiful burning lips which seem to be affectionate. They are a deceit coming from a wicked heart. 

A cheap veneer of glaze over a common clay pot hiding its commonness and fragility is like the deception spoken by evil people. The point is this: just as glaze covers the rough pottery but cannot ultimately change its character, so the evil man cannot change his character by covering it with eloquent speech. This thought is expanded (in verses 24 to 28).

Proverbs 26:22 The words of a Gossip are like choice morsels; they go down they go down to a man’s inmost parts.

Posted: November 22, 2020 in Proverbs 26, Proverbs 26:22, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
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It is as hard to refuse to listen to gossip as it is to turn down a delicious dessert.  Taking just one morsel of either one creates a taste for more.  You can resist rumors the same way a determined dieter resist candy, NEVER OPEN THE BOX.  If you don’t nibble on the first bite of gossip, you can’t take the second and the third.  

Proverbs 24:28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause or use your lips to deceive.

Posted: November 22, 2020 in Proverbs 24, Proverbs 24:28, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
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Gossip is spoken of badly in the Bible. I believe here that this is speaking of spreading untruths about the neighbors. If you were called to court to testify, you would have to tell the truth about the neighbors, but just telling things to get rumors started is bad. 

Avenging the evil done by one’s neighbor by offering false witness against him is forbidden.

Deceiving with the lips, perhaps, means stretching the truth to harm someone.

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