Day 112, Year 1 Understanding Ourselves “The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way, But the foolishness of fools is deceit.” (Proverbs 14:8 NASB) The Revised Standard Version renders the first half of today’s verse as “the wisdom of a prudent man is to discern his way.” In other words, prudent believers will […]
Day 111, Year 1 The Starting Point of Practicing Wisdom “Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.” (Proverbs 17:28 NASB) Jesus said, “But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the
Day 110, Year 1 The Righteous Heart Sorrows Over Sin (Regarding Lot in the Old Testament,) “For by what he saw and heard that righteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds.” (2 Peter 2:8 NASB) Fearing God causes believers to hate evil. When we
Day 109, Year 1 Wisdom Leads Us Away from Evil “A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless.” (Proverbs 14:16 NASB) “The fear of the LORD is to hate evil.” (Proverbs 8:13a NASB) What do the wise fear to turn aside from evil? They either see
Day 108, Year 1 Attitude Determines Wisdom “A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.” (Proverbs 14:6 NASB) “There is no wisdom and no understanding And no counsel against the LORD.” (Proverbs 21:30 NASB) “Scoffer” in the first verse of today, lits in Hebrew, mainly means “the
Day 107, Year 1 The Beginning of Wisdom is … “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” (Proverbs 9:10 NASB) The wisest people accumulate knowledge and discern different types of wisdom. Some might ask: What is the benchmark for discernment? It lies in
Day 106, Year 1 God’s Mighty Power and Wisdom “Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.” (Job 36:5 NKJV) The emphasis of today’s verse is what James chapter 1 verse 5 says—God does not rebuke those who sincerely seek His wisdom. He has great power that humans
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
