Scripture Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do. ~Ecclesiastes 11:9, NLT Quote Today is the oldest you’ve ever been and the youngest you’ll ever be again…
Tag: Wisdom
Wisdom And Wealth
Scripture Wisdom and money can get you almost anything, but only wisdom can save your life. ~Ecclesiastes 7:12, NLT Quote Wealth is the slave of the wise and the master of the fool. ~Seneca I am no great fan of Solomon; he brought child-sacrificing pagan worship to Jerusalem which marked the beginning of the end…
Wisdom Verses Folly
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…
Too Many Words
Scripture The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they? ~Ecclesiastes 6:11, NLT Quote Brevity is the great charm of eloquence. ~Cicero Solomon begins this thought in verse 10…Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man {Adam} is; for he cannot dispute with Him who is…
Ignorance
Scripture I am weary and worn out, O God. I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense. I have not mastered human wisdom, nor do I know the Holy One. ~Proverbs 30:1-3, NLT Quote With the goodness of God to desire our highest welfare, the wisdom God to plan it, the power of God…
Good Advice
Scripture Everyone enjoys giving good advice, and how wonderful is it to be able to say the right thing at the right time. ~Proverbs 15:23, TLB Quote The people who are wise enough to give good advice are usually wise enough to keep their mouth shut. ~Andrew Philpot When I read today’s verse, I turned…
The Responsibility of Riches
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…
Lady Folly
Scripture Folly is an unruly woman; she is simple and knows nothing. Proverbs 9:13, NIV Quote The wise learn from their mistakes. The foolish merely repeat them. ~Michael Novak Solomon’s Lady Wisdom has an adversary, its Lady Folly. Both have houses at the intersection and both are calling out to those who pass. Wisdom is encouraging…
The Terrible Trio
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…
Lady Wisdom
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.…