Day 142 (Year 2) 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 the Hebrew, could also be translated as having “insight, knowledge, or an act of understanding.” Today’s verse appreciates people with great understanding and
Day 141 (Year 2) 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 2) 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 2) 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 2) 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 the Hebrew, which means “noble in mind and
Day 137 (Year 2) 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 2) 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 2) 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 2) 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 2) 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
