Category Archives: Proverbs

This Is a Stick-Up!

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

Proverbs 6:11

Reading:

Proverbs 6:1-11

Just say, “No.”

“My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger” (Proverbs 6:1).

“Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth” (Proverbs 6:2).

“Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler” (Proverbs 6:5).

[The Scriptures say in Proverbs 6:6 -- Consider her ways, and be wise]
from Proverbs 6:6

Kept

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Proverbs 23:18

Reading:

Proverbs 23:17-35

“Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long” (Proverbs 23:17).

Why ever would I envy sinners?!

“For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags” (Proverbs 23:21).

Might my definitions of gluttony and laziness be too narrow…to my “advantage”?

Is “responsible drinking” forbidden here or elsewhere in the Scriptures?

When might it be permissible for a Christian to drink wine?

What is the delusion of “strong drink”?

How is this even an applicable lesson to me or to my congregation?!

[The Scriptures say in Proverbs 23:17 -- Be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long]
from Proverbs 23:17