Day 142, Year 1 Managing Emotions “He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.” (Proverbs 14:29 NASB) “Understanding” in the above verse, tebunah in Hebrew, could also be translated as having “insight, knowledge, or an act of understanding.” Today’s verse appreciates people with great understanding and the […]
Day 141, Year 1 Eliminating Misguided Tolerance “The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps.” (Proverbs 14:15 NKJV) Those who trust in their own hearts are somewhat uncommonly self-confident, while those who “believe every word” are too trusting of others. There are a few points worth pondering here. First, “believes every
Day 140, Year 1 Becoming a Trustworthy Person “Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is perverse in his speech and is a [self-confident] fool.” (Proverbs 19:1 AMPC) “Like an archer who wounds everybody is he who hires a passing fool or drunkard.” (Proverbs 26:10 RSV) We
Day 139, Year 1 Seeing Through Life and Death with Wisdom “The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.” (Ecclesiastes 7:4 NKJV) Why would the hearts of the wise be “in the house of mourning”? There are a few possibilities. First,
Day 138, Year 1 The Spirit of Nobility and Willingness “But the noble, openhearted, and liberal man devises noble things; and he stands for what is noble, openhearted, and generous.” (Isaiah 32:8 AMPC) The phrase “noble, openhearted, and liberal” in today’s verse is derived from nadib in Hebrew, which means “noble in mind and character,
Day 137, Year 1 Positively Facing Rebuke “A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.” (Proverbs 17:10 NASB) “Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd, But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge.” (Proverbs 19:25 NASB) In today’s verses, the two words
Day 136, Year 1 Keep Paying Attention to God’s Discipline “A servant will not be corrected by mere words; for though he understands, he will not respond.” (Proverbs 29:19 NKJV) Indeed, some people live like livestock, but they could change substantially. The life of a beast is simple, consisting merely of eating and sleeping, and
Day 135, Year 1 Awakening in Time “A man who is in honor, yet does not understand, is like the beasts that perish.” (Psalm 49:20 NKJV) In my understanding, those with the necessities of life and physical and mental well-being are living in honor. Today’s verse states that those in honor but do not seek
Day 134, Year 1 Being a Citizen with Understanding “By the transgression of a land many are its princes, But by a man of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.” (Proverbs 28:2 NASB) “Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor.” (Ecclesiastes 10:1 NASB) Both today’s
Day 133, Year 1 Different Paths to Blessing “The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.” (Proverbs 15:14 NKJV) “The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.” (Proverbs 18:15 NKJV) The first verse of today states, “The mouth of
