With Jack Bailey
Scripture There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise: the ant, Hyraxes, locust and lizards. ~Proverbs 30:24 [25-28] Quote Wise people know their limitations, but they don’t allow those limitations to become excuses. ~Chuck Swindoll Of these four small creatures mentioned in Proverbs 30, I want to focus on the hyraxes.…
Scripture Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. ~Psalm 90:12, NIV Quote Life is like money, you can spend it anyway you wish but you can spend it only once. ~Charles Swindoll The increment we prefer using when it comes to measuring time is ‘days’. We never say, “have…
Scripture Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! ~Romans 11:33, NKJV Quote The more I know, the more I know that I don’t know. ~Socrates God is omniscience, He knows everything. One of the fascinating things about aging is our growing awareness of our ignorance. It is amazing…
Scripture A wise person thinks a lot about death, while a fool thinks only about having a good time. ~Ecclesiastes 7:4, NLT Quote The way of wisdom is narrow and even painful at times, but it leads to a far greater joy than sensual mirth. ~Ya’akov Ecclesiastes 7 in one of those many passages where…
Scripture “Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!” ~Proverbs 9:4, NASB Quote People everywhere enjoy believing things they know are not true. It spares them the effort of thinking, deciding for themselves and being responsible. {In other words, it gives them an excuse} ~Brooks Atkinson Whereas Proverbs 9 speaks of the contrast between wisdom and…
Scripture Does not wisdom call out? At the highest point along the way…she takes her stand…at the entrance, she cries aloud. ~Proverbs 8:1-3, NIV Quote “Many men know a great deal but are no wiser for it. To know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.” ~Charles H. Spurgeon Solomon personifies WISDOM as a woman.…
Scripture Have respect for the LORD–that will prove you are wise. Avoid evil–that will show that you have understanding. ~Job 28:28, NIRV Quote One bad apple spoils the whole barrel. ~Ben Franklin Actually, fragments of the quote above date back as far as Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 – 25 October 1400) but Ben Franklin coined the words…