What a great proverb! This is one of those verses that is ripe (pun intended) with symbolism. We know that the fig tree is a…
Daily Word: Which Message? Proverbs 26:6
Yikes! The first eleven verses of chapter 26 contain some of the most graphic — and yucky — analogies in the book of Proverbs. Like…
Daily Word: Wear the Correction? Proverbs 25:12
I’m not much of a jewelry-wearer. How about you? My wedding bands, earrings, and a necklace that I don’t remove, perhaps the occasional…
Daily Word: What’s Plausible Deniability? Proverbs 24:12
A discouraging term recently revealed in the last decade or so to the masses. Plausible deniability is the ability of people (typically…
Daily Word: Feel Like You’re Being Watched? Proverbs 23:26
Have you ever felt like you were being watched? Not in a creepy way, but that people were observing your behavior? Your life? Your…
Daily Word: OUCH! Proverbs 22:5
Have you ever been pricked by a thorn? Most likely it happened because the thorns weren’t visible initially. Or we weren’t paying…
Creating a Desert or Fertile Environment?
Did you catch that? The word worrisome. Oh my. WORRY creates a desert environment?So, my fretting, “concern,” and wringing of my hands is…
Daily Word: What Does a Slacker Look Like? Proverbs 20:4
What does a slacker look like? I think of a slacker as an intelligent lazy person. Slackers can get lost in their own mental pursuits and…
Daily Word: When Bad Things Happen to Good People. Proverbs 19:23
Bad things happen to good people. All people. It’s the way of our fallen world. These bad things can leave wounds to our soul that affect…
