Do you have friends who are ointment and perfume — those who gladden your heart? Are they people you trust with your heart and have proven…
Daily Word: Envy, Anyone? Proverbs 23:17
Why would we envy sinners? What do they have, really, that we want? If we’re honest with ourselves, many of us wish we had nice/nicer…
Daily Word: The Lionhearted. Proverbs 22:11
I love this verse! It reminds me of how Lucy Pevensie’s pure heart enabled her to connect with Aslan before her siblings — not her…
Daily Word: Bigger Than Us? Proverbs 21:12
Well, today’s proverb is one of those confusing passages. As I often do, I researched various scholarly works for the wise ones’…
Daily Word: Yay! My Favorite Word! Proverbs 14:8
I love this word: prudent. If you’ve been reading my blogs over the years—especially the Proverbs’ blogs—you’re already aware of this fact…
Daily Word: What Fills Your Treasuries? Proverbs 8:21
Treasuries? What do we treasure? Today’s chapter instructs us about wisdom’s ability to help us acquire and steward our most valuable…
Daily Word: Any Disasters on Your Horizon? Proverbs 6:15
If you’re a daily reader of Proverbs, we might blink past today’s verse. I know I did it for years. On the surface it doesn’t appear to…
Daily Word: Missing that Sweet Sleep? Proverbs 3:24
Sounds to me like we’re promised sweet sleep. What if we’re having difficulties with sleeping? Other than us, what’s up with that? Insomnia…
Daily Word: Daddy’s Home! Proverbs 2:5
What goes through your mind when you read, “fear of the LORD?” Do you think about the flood and Noah (Genesis 7), Aaron’s sons Nadab and…
