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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
