Satan uses the tongue to divide people and pit them against one another. Idle and hateful words are damaging because they spread destruction quickly, and no one can stop the results once they are spoken. We dare not be carless with what we say thinking we can apologize later, because even if we do, the scars remain. A few words spoken in anger can destroy a relationship that took years to build. Before you speak, remember that words are like fire-you can neither control nor reverse the damage they can do.
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Proverbs 18:21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Posted: November 18, 2020 in Proverbs 18, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: Proverbs 18:21, wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
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Proverbs 17:26 It is not good to punish an innocent man, or to flog officials for their integrity.
Posted: November 17, 2020 in Wisdom for the SoulTags: Proverbs 17:26, wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
The injustice of punishing those who have done no wrong is easily seen by everyone, and God will not tolerate it. This prince, here, is not speaking of title, but of someone who is honorable and fair. Only someone who was evil would strike out and punish the just or those with a princely nature. Many saints have been martyred for the Word of God, but God will judge harshly those who punish the just.
In the New American Standard Edition translation, this says “It is also not good to fine the righteous, Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.” This then gives a clear statement on political and religious injustice, focusing on the equally bad mistreatment of the innocent and the noble.
Proverbs 16:29 A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
Posted: November 17, 2020 in Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: Proverbs 16:29, violent man, wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
Haven’t you known someone just like this? He is probably a drunkard and looking for someone to get drunk with so he will not feel quite so guilty himself. He may even be an adulterer and encouraging his neighbor to commit adultery too.
Sometimes it is no more than talking you into getting into a quick scheme to swindle someone out of their money. The best thing to do is to stay away from this type of person. We learned earlier that when we fellowship with someone, we become like them.
Proverbs 15:31 Whoever heeds life-giving correction will be at home among the wise.
Posted: November 17, 2020 in Proverbs 15, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: correction, Proverbs 15:31 Wisdom for the Soul, Wisdom for the Soul, wise choices, wise wisdom
Over, and over again, in the book of Revelation, it is said, “He that hath an ear let him hear”. This is talking about opening your ear of understanding to God. We are to be wise unto salvation. The acquiring of wisdom demands a teachable spirit.
Proverbs 15:30 Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.
Posted: November 17, 2020 in Proverbs 15, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: good news, joy, wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
If we have Jesus in our heart, we have His Light shining within us. Others see in this person a joy unspeakable that radiates out to everyone they come in contact with. A good report makes the bones fat is very similar to the statement: Good news lifts you up. It makes your heart leap within you.
Whatever is good, sound truth and wisdom stir the heart by relieving anxiety and producing a cheerful face.
Proverbs 14:33 Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning and even among fools she lets herself be known.
Posted: November 17, 2020 in Proverbs 14, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: Proverbs 14:33, wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
Wisdom is not something we go around bragging about. It is a gift from God. Wisdom is hidden deep within us. A fool goes around bragging and looks very foolish for it. A wise man is quiet and someone else notices his wisdom.
Wisdom is quietly preserved in the heart of the wise for the time of proper use, while fools are eager to blurt out their folly.
Proverbs 14:32 When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous have a refuge.
Posted: November 17, 2020 in Proverbs 14, Seeking Wisdom, Wicked Friends, wickedness, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: Proverbs 14:32, wickedness, wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
In 1 Thessalonians, we read that there are people who have no hope.
1 Thessalonians 4:13 “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.”
You can see that there is no hope for the one who continues in his wickedness and never turns to Jesus and His righteousness. These are the those that are driven away from God by their wickedness.
Then we see the righteous have hope of the resurrection as we read the next 4 scriptures.
1 Thessalonians 4:14-17 “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.” “For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.” “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:” “Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
Proverbs 13:22 A good man’s field may produce abundant food, but injustice sweeps it away.
Posted: November 13, 2020 in Proverbs 13, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: injustice, Proverbs 13:22, wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
It appears here that a poor man can find the food that he needs by plowing new ground as he is rewarded from the provision from his efforts. We see that lack of judgment causes destruction. This is referring to those whose efforts are brought to ruin by their deeds of injustice.
Proverbs 12:25 An anxious (Heavy) heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.
Posted: November 12, 2020 in Proverbs 12, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: bible wisdom, Proverbs 12:25, wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
When a person is worried, they do have a tendency to hang their head low.
In Matthew 26:37, we see that even Jesus was troubled facing the death on the cross.” And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.”
When we are extremely sad or worried, we are said to have a heavy heart. We are also warned about too much worry.
We are told to take no thought for what we are to say, that God will fill our ears and mouth with what we are to say. We are also taught that we should live one day at a time and not worry about tomorrow. Someone who says nice things to others makes them have a glad heart.
Proverbs 10:18 “He who conceals his hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.”
Posted: November 10, 2020 in Proverbs 10Tags: Proverbs 10:18, Wisdom for the Soul
By hating another person, you may become a liar or a fool. If you try to conceal your hatred, you end up lying. If you slander the other person and are proven wrong, you are a fool. The only way out is to admit your hateful feelings to God. Ask him to change your heart, to help you love instead of hate.
What really is a “fool”? Really, a fool is someone who has undeniable proof before them and still will not believe. They are not able to determine truth but will prefer to believe a lie.
Once in the Canadian Rockies, we were in a spot surrounded on every side by the most fantastic snow-covered mountains that I had ever seen. No two of them were alike in color or shape, and my brother said, “only a fool could look at this and say there is no God”. You see, a fool has no understanding at all.
Lying is having no understanding of why we must tell the truth. A person who tells something untrue about someone else and tears down their good name has no understanding and is therefore a fool.
Both the harboring and venting of hatred are wrong and will be punished. Slander, (gossip or lies) is forbidden.
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