Solomon speaks of the wisdom of silence; not chiming in with an opinion. Community is important but there is a time to speak and a time to zip the lip! I was surprised to see my bible helps take this section to chapter 18 verse 4. Initially I thought they would stop at the end […]
Solomon continues to share proverbs to lead and guide his people and us. Today adds to the list of NOT good behaviors. What God calls sin. My bible helps puts these verses together because they “speak of perversion of justice” in beginning and ending. I can go along with that reasoning. It seems to me […]
Solomon shares with us some things that make a heart sick. Some are from personal choices while others are laid upon you. All bring mental & spiritual pain. My bible helps breaks this section out because these proverbs decidedly focus on the heart. MANY proverbs focus on the heart. I still kind of wish Proverbs […]
Solomon gives us a ‘strife sandwich’ in these verses. He warns that trouble brewing under the surface can cause big problems. Foolishness causes them too! My bible helps puts this group of verses together because they start and stop with advice about strife. Two of the verses in between have to do with a “fool” […]
Evil stirred up creates LOTS of problems. Solomon focuses on only a few but the ones he chooses have lifelong consequences. Some even mortal! My bible helps puts these verses together as a contrast between the wise and foolish path. I have a feeling that all of Proverbs has this same underlying core. These verses […]
