Solomon is back to talking about the “sluggard” again. This means a “lazy” person in our day. And this laziness kills because of how entrenched it is. We have seen the “sluggard” before. I think one of my ‘favorite’ illustrations is the one where the man’s hand is “in the dish” but he is SO […]
Solomon brings us back to the troublesome tongue. The master of the tongue keeps himself out of trouble. A haughty tongue gets him into it. It is amazing how MUCH trouble could be avoided if we just learned to keep our mouths SHUT! Or at least learned how to censor what comes out of it. […]
Solomon talks about the wise man and his exploits. Wisdom is central to each of his accomplishments for wisdom and treasure goes together. Wisdom IS a treasure! We are at the beginning of another ‘bookend’ section again, or so my bible helps tells me. The other bookend is in the beginning of the next chapter. […]
Solomon speaks of the wife again. Not just any wife but the quarrelsome wife. She is trouble for her husband in a BIG way. This is the outer bookend to the 10 verse section my bible helps originally put together. The quarrelsome wife starts and stops this section. We get to look at her once […]
Solomon speaks of a balance to things both physical and spiritual. Everything has a balance to it for a successful life; now and in the future. Today we hit on a topic that is close to a lot of people’s hearts; wine. Personally I do not like any kind of alcohol but I know there […]