“Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is a pleasure to a man of understanding.” Proverbs 10:23 What do you enjoy? When sin (wrong-doing) becomes entertainment foolishness abounds. There are those who try to out-do each other’s “wrong-doing” in the world today, be it drunkenness, promiscuity, greed, deceit, or many other […]
Category: Biblical Wisdom
Devotions for Dads! – Proverbs 10:22
“The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.” Proverbs 10:22 True riches are a blessing. Though we are made to work, our work is a response, not a sorrowful toil to achieve that which God gives freely. The balance of being diligent and seeing prosperity is the key. We […]
Devotions for Dads! – Proverbs 10:21
“The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.” Proverbs 10:21 Speak life. The words we use and the content that comes from our mouths can be life-giving. When we speak God’s word, they are literally the words of life. Words that come from a life affected by the imputed […]
Devotions for Dads! – Proverbs 10:20
“The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.” Proverbs 10:20 Silver is valuable. Choices silver is of great value! A righteous tongue, here, is described as having great value. The heart is where, we in the west, consider our desires to come from. The desires of […]
Devotions for Dads! – Proverbs 10:19
“When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.” Proverbs 10:19 Talking is not always the answer. There is much more potential to sin in talking than in listening – a wise commentator says. This is a verse that we’ve often used with our children. However, as a dad […]
Devotions for Dads! – Proverbs 10:18
“The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.” Proverbs 10:18 Concealing strong emotions leads to deceit. Solomon is expressing how hatred is often the birthplace of slander. Slander is embellishment with the intent to put someone else down. As fathers, we may try to conceal our hatred or […]
Devotions for Dads! – Proverbs 10:17
“Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.” Proverbs 10:17 No one man knows it all. Solomon, of all the people to know this, is the one who wrote it. It seems that he also recognized that when one refuses to learn from another he not […]
Devotions for Dads! – Proverbs 10:16
“The wage of the righteous leads to life, the gain of the wicked to sin.” Proverbs 10:16 When we look at word wage as being the fitting payment for an action or service, we begin to see how this wisdom plays out in our lives. Solomon says the wage of the righteous, but then he […]
Devotions for Dads! – Proverbs 10:15
“A rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.” Proverbs 10:15 Wealth is practical. The plain statement that money affords certain earthly securities is not, in itself, sinful. The evil comes in our motivation to acquire or to hoard it. It takes money to build a city, and […]
Devotions for Dads! – Proverbs 10:14
“The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.” Proverbs 10:14 Knowledge for the future, to learn and avoid past problems. If history repeats itself perhaps we should store away the knowledge of today so that we can be wise tomorrow. Then perhaps, we should be slow to speak of […]