Day 146, Year 1 The Wise are Strong “A wise man is strong, And a man of knowledge increases power.” (Proverbs 24:5 NASB) “Once God has spoken; Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God.” (Psalm 62:11 NASB) “Blessed are the men whose strength is in thee, In whose heart are the highways […]
Day 145, Year 1 Righteousness and Wisdom Bring Joy to Families “The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child will delight in him.” (Proverbs 23:24 NKJV) Today’s verse states that the fathers, and probably including the mothers, of the righteous and the wise will greatly rejoice and be
Day 144, Year 1 The Understanding Perceive Diverse Realities “Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.” (Proverbs 20:5 NKJV) The word “counsel” above, ‘etsah in Hebrew, can also be translated as “plan, designs, schemes, strategy, purpose, advice, or consultation.” Meanwhile, the Hebrew word
Day 143, Year 1 Delighting in Wisdom “It is like sport to a fool to do wrong, but wise conduct is pleasure to a man of understanding.” (Proverbs 10:23 RSV) We will acquire wisdom as we heed the rebuke of life. While accepting rebuke is somehow unpleasant, there could be joy when we follow the
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
