Category Archives: Proverbs

Sometimes keep means “hang on to and obey”; other times it means “guard and protect.”

So then I read this verse:

“He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die” (Proverbs 19:16).

When I hang on to and obey God’s commandments, I guard and protect my own soul.

And if I don’t care enough for His commands and for my own soul, then death is inescapable.

I choose life. I want to protect my soul. So I purpose to obey God.

That is my commitment today.

Again.

Reading:

Proverbs 18

That’s what I want for myself. And I want to contribute to others having it too.

When a person has a strong spirit, he can carry a heavy load.

But a wounded spirit is too heavy a load to carry.

“The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?” (Proverbs 18:14).

The panting hart may lose heart but he can’t give up or he will die.

Lord, keep me persistent no matter how I feel. Amen.