Does this proverb remind you of another passage? It reminds me of: “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden…
Daily Word: Favor? Proverbs 12:2
What exactly is favor? Have you ever wondered about that? There’s doing a favor for someone or asking a favor for yourself. But that’s not…
Daily Word: Hang On! Proverbs 11:14
Guess what I’ve discovered? I don’t know everything. Shocker, I know. Somewhere around my thirties, I realized I knew even less than I had…
Daily Word: How Will Others Remember Us? Proverbs 10:7
We all have memories of people we loved and respected who have passed on. I think of my dad and my grandmother. Both represented love and a…
Daily Word: Whose Invite Will You Accept? Proverbs 9:16
There are two voices in today’s chapter: Wisdom (9:1-12) and Folly (9:13-18). If you notice, both Wisdom and Folly call out to the naïve…
Daily Word: The Whole Story? Proverbs 8:8
Have you ever encountered someone who conveys information, but you’re not quite sure you’re getting the whole story? They either have…
Daily Word: Who’s the Captive? Proverbs 7:15
Temptation—that “evil lair” that seems on the surface to not be a big deal until it’s not. We wouldn’t knowingly wander into evil’s lair…
Daily Word: Why Does God Hate Division? Proverbs 6:19b
In our proverb today, the writer prefaces this verse with verse 16: Six things ADONAI [the LORD] hates, yes, seven are abominations to Him…
Daily Word: Easily Distracted? Proverbs 5:22-23
Ever struggle with being distracted by people or circumstances? In the past, we have discussed how distraction is being employed by various…