16MTP 15 – Have I Got News For You

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the bones.( Proverbs 15:30 ESV) Sometimes it is the eyes that give it away. People refer to a twinkle in the eye and in some cases it does appear that the realisation of something has completely changed their outlook on life. There’s few […]

16MTP 14 – Tears Of A Clown

Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief. (Proverbs 14:13 ESV) The thing about reading Proverbs is that you come across a series of wise sayings that are sometimes grouped together and sometimes in bullet-point fashion. Some come across familiar themes. All of them rich in contemplation, consideration and […]

16MTP 13 – Measure of Wealth

The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want. (Proverbs 13:25 ESV) There are a number of references to the poor and rich in the 13th chapter of Proverbs. (See verses 7, 8, 11, 18, 22, 23 and 25) What I appreciate about these references is how there […]

16MTP 12 – Authrine: My Crown

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. (Proverbs 12:4 ESV) It is good to give thanks to God for His many blessings. One of the greatest blessings He has given me is an excellent wife. I love her because she is an […]

16MTP 11 – Set Ups and Knock Downs

The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness. The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires. (Proverbs 11:5, 6 NIV) A game I came across when I was a lot younger was Snakes and Ladders. I believe […]

16MTP 10 – Say What? Speak Right!

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth. The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense. (Proverbs 10:20, 21 ESV) If the preliminary nine chapters of Proverbs has been about the writer laying out a narrative of the choice between […]

16MTP 09 – Which House?

Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars. The woman Folly is loud; she is seductive and knows nothing. She sits at the door of her house; she takes a seat on the highest places of the town, (Proverbs 9:1, 13, 14 ESV) Chapter 9 brings to a conclusion the saga of two […]

16MTP 08 – Wisdom CV

Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house. For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him. (Proverbs 8:34, 35 BBE) The writer of Proverbs has laid out a case of getting […]

16MTP 07 – The Death Trap Of Seduction

Right away he followed her like an ox on the way to be slaughtered, or like a fool on the way to be punished and killed with arrows. He was no more than a bird rushing into a trap, without knowing it would cost him his life. (Proverbs 7:22, 23 CEV) The writer of Proverbs really […]

16MTP 06 – Wisdom Mixtape

Here are some thoughts on the different tracks in this chapter of Proverbs. Save yourself, just as a deer or a bird tries to escape from a hunter. (Proverbs 6:5 CEV) Track 1 (vs 1-5) Advice To Get Out Of Dodge I enjoy the phrase concerning how the mouth writes cheques that the body isn’t […]