Daily Devotional

Remember the instruction of father            verse 1- 3 

My son – keep my words

and lay up my commandments with you

Keep my commandments – and live

and my law as the apple of thine eye

Bind them upon your fingers

write them upon the table of  your heart 

Love wisdom which prevents sin                  verse 4- 5 

Say to wisdom… Read More

 Don’t co-sign                                                       verse 1- 5 

  My son

IF you be surety for your friend

IF you have stricken your hand with a stranger

you are snared with the words of your mouth

                  you are taken with the words of your mouth

Do this now – my son – and deliver yourself

when you are come into the hand of your … Read More

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Son warned to listen to father                             verse 1- 2 

My son – attend unto my wisdom

and bow your ear to my understanding

that you may regard discretion

and that your lips may keep knowledge

Immoral woman to be avoided                            verse 3- 6 

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb

and her mouth is smoother … Read More

Listen to the corrections of your father               verse 1- 3 

Hear ye children – the instruction of a father

and attend to know understanding

for I give you good doctrine

forsake ye not my law

                              for I was my father’s son

      tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother 

Psalmist listened to his father                              verse 4 

He taught … Read More

bedience brings a good reputation                   verse 1- 4 

My son – forget not my law

BUT let your heart keep my commandments

      for length of days – long life – peace

shall they add to you

Let not mercy and truth forsake you

bind them about your neck

write them upon the table of your heart

                        so shall you find … Read More

Son search diligently for God’s wisdom                       verse 1- 4 

My son – IF you will receive my words

and hide my commandments with you

      so that you incline thine ear unto wisdom

                  and apply your ear to understanding

Yea – IF you cry after knowledge

and lift up your voice for understanding

IF you seek her as silver – and … Read More

Author of book                                                    verse 1 

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David – king of Israel 

Purpose of the book of Proverbs                         verse 2- 4 

To know wisdom and instruction

to perceive the words of understanding

to receive the instruction of

wisdom – justice – judgment – equity

            to give subtlety to the simply

                        to the young man knowledge … Read More