With Jack Bailey
Scripture Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted calf with hatred. ~Proverbs 15:17, NKJV Quote Marriage is not the problem, selfishness is the problem. ~Ray Comfort Kenneth Taylor says, “It is better to have a bowl of soup with someone you love than a steak with someone you don’t love.” Ray Comfort thinks…
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…
Scripture There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death. ~Proverbs 14:12 Quote You can’t judge a book by looking at the cover. ~Naola B. Bailey Life is often deceptive and we can fooled by the appearance of things. I learned this lesson the hard way–Things are seldom what…
Scripture Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. ~Ephesians 4:28, NKJV Quote We make a living by what we earn but we make a life by what we give. ~Sir Winston Churchill As we…
Scripture Fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. ~Proverbs 10:27 Quote The starting point for wisdom and blessing is to recognize that the LORD is God and to treat Him with the awe and respect He deserves. ~Max Anders The basic theme of Proverbs was stated in Proverbs 1:7, The fear of the LORD is the beginning…
Scripture Lazy people irritate their employers, like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes. ~Proverbs 10:26, NLT Quote Laziness could run a competitive race for the most underrated sin. ~David Wyrtzen Moses was not only a law giver, he was prophet. Three hundred years before the fact, he predicted the Israelites would asks…