Day 105, Year 1 Evil Wisdom Will End “I am the LORD … who frustrates the signs of the babblers, and drives diviners mad; who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolishness.” (Isaiah 44:24-25 NKJV) “For there is no sorcery against Jacob, nor any divination against Israel. It now must be said of […]
Day 104, Year 1 Following God’s Will Can Change Your Heart “Listen, my son, and be wise, And direct your heart in the way.” (Proverbs 23:19 NASB) “If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself.” (John 7:17 NASB)
Day 103, Year 1 Do You Accumulate or Forget Knowledge? “Wise men store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.” (Proverbs 10:14 NASB) The word “knowledge” in the above in Hebrew, da’ath, also denotes “understanding, discernment, or skill.” Accumulating knowledge is one of the essential requirements for becoming a
Day 102, Year 1 The Rebuke of Life “The ear that hears the rebukes of life will abide among the wise. He who disdains instruction despises his own soul, but he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.” (Proverbs 15:31-32 NKJV) The word “rebuke” appears twice in today’s passage, both using the same Hebrew word tokachath, which
Day 101, Year 1 Review the People You Associate With “He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.” (Proverbs 13:20 NASB) According to the verse above, believers could seek wise people out and walk alongside them. Indeed, as a Chinese saying goes, “those who are near
Day 100, Year 1 Are You a Person of Knowledge or a Brute? “Whoever loves instruction and correction loves knowledge, But he who hates reproof is like a brute beast, stupid and indiscriminating.” (Proverbs 12:1 AMPC) “Instruction and correction” in today’s verse, musar in Hebrew, also means “discipline, chastisement, rebuke, or warning.” When we are
Day 99, Year 1 Listening to Counsel Brings Wisdom “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.” (Proverbs 12:15 NASB) “Listen to counsel and accept discipline, That you may be wise the rest of your days.” (Proverbs 19:20 NASB) “Counsel” in the
Day 98, Year 1 Receiving Godly Commands to Acquire Wisdom “The wise of heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will be ruined.” (Proverbs 10:8 NASB) “By pride comes nothing but strife, but with the well-advised is wisdom.” (Proverbs 13:10 NKJV) The word “ruin” in the first verse of today, labat in Hebrew, also
Day 97, Year 1 Wisdom Gives People Hope “So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul; If you have found it, there is a prospect, and your hope will not be cut off.” (Proverbs 24:14 NKJV) “Instead you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.’”
Day 96, Year 1 God’s Wisdom Transforms People “For wisdom will enter your heart And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.” (Proverbs 2:10 NASB) Not everyone who recognizes the value of divine wisdom pursues her. There are at least four types of attitudes people might have toward wisdom. First, rejecting the pursuit of wisdom.
