With Jack Bailey
Scripture A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. Proverbs 15:13, NKJV Quote A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength. ~Solomon I’ve always understood the Proverbs to be random sayings on unrelated subjects but my thinking was flawed. The Proverbs…
Scripture The eyes of the LORD are in every place, watching the evil and the good. ~Proverbs 15:3, NASB Quote Hypocrisy is common among men but impossible before God. ~Ya’akov When the bible attributes human characteristics to God, it is called anthropomorphic language. God does not have eyes like we humans but He does see; matter…
Scripture A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. ~Proverbs 15:1, NIV Quote Words can be precious or they can be cheap: their value depends on how we use them. ~Ya’akov I think Proverbs 15:1 was my mother’s favorite. I had it committed to memory by the time I was…
Scripture Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people. ~Proverbs 14:34, NASB Quote “God permits the wicked, but not forever.” ~Thomas Fuller Life is about choices and good choices bring good consequences, while foolish and wicked choices bring bad consequences. In a manner of speaking, life is what we make it. The choices…
Scripture It is a sin to belittle one’s neighbor; blessed are those who help the poor. ~Proverbs 14:21, NLT Quote Doing the right thing may be costly in the present but doing what is wrong will cost much more in the long run. ~Ya’akov Like Psalms and the sermon on the mount, Proverbs has it’s beatitudes…