Proverbs 26:18-19 (New International Version) 18 Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows 19 is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!” Twenty five years ago I would joke much more than I do now. Much of my joking turned sour and hurt others. I was angry at this. […]
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I Was Only Joking
October 19th, 2008 · No Comments
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Ill-Gotten Gain
August 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Proverbs 1:19 (New International Version) Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the lives of those who get it. I love this phrase, all who go after ill-gotten gain. In an unusual case, the NIV has a more poetic phrase than the King James Version. The King James […]
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A Mouth Full of Gravel
August 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Proverbs 20:17 (New International Version) Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with a mouth full of gravel. Ouch! How does that feel? A mouth full of gravel. The Bible contains great literature and some great phrases – this is one of the many in Proverbs. Literature aside, this […]
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Understanding and the Fool
June 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Proverbs 18:2 (New International Version) A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions. Steven Covey sold millions of copies of his “Seven Habits…” book and turned that into a financial empire. One of his habits is something like: Seek first to understand then be understood. Aha, that comes right […]
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Envy the Wicked(?)
May 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Proverbs 24:1 (New International Version) Do not envy wicked men, do not desire their company Sometimes I want to “get somebody back.” They have done something to me that I don’t like. I want to do something back to them that they won’t like. In such cases, I am envying the wicked. I envy their […]
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Daily Bread
April 20th, 2008 · No Comments
The phrase “daily bread” is one of the best known in the Bible. The best know use of it is in what we call the Lord’s prayer (here from Matthew 6:11). Matthew 6:9-13 (New International Version) 9 “This, then, is how you should pray: ” ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your […]
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Boast About Tomorrow
March 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Proverbs 27:1 (New International Version) Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. This passage struck me today. The odd thing about it was that I couldn’t decide what it meant to me. I went looking on the Internet for insights from other people. Below are a […]
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