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: 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: Adultery Against God? Proverbs 6:29
Today’s verse seems straightforward: “Do not commit adultery.” (Exodus 20:14) And that is what today’s Proverb is about — taking another…
Daily Word: A Covenant with Our Eyes? Proverbs 5:3-4
Ah, winter months. For those who live in regions where snow and/or ice can keep us indoors, how are we spending our time? Once the usual…
Daily Word: Stop the Flood! Proverbs 17:14
Are there people in your life that test you? Who have the propensity to dance on our last nerve? And they know just the right buttons to…
Daily Word: Pay Attention! Proverbs 7:24
Chapter seven of Proverbs’ story of seduction is an all too common one. It’s important to remember seduction comes in many forms. However…
Daily Word: The First Person We Deceive . . . Proverbs 5:20
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” (Sir Walter Scott)I was thinking this morning. The first person we…
Daily Word: “Little” Compromises? Proverbs 23:5
The context of this proverb is about unbalanced priorities, and how this imbalance can draw us away from our Heavenly Father and our…
Daily Word: Trapped? Proverbs 7:27
Warning! Danger ahead! What goes through our mind when we see road signs like this? I don’t know about you, but my heart accelerates, and…
