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 […]
Read More 16MTP 11 – Set Ups and Knock DownsThe 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 […]
Read More 16MTP 10 – Say What? Speak Right!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 […]
Read More 16MTP 09 – Which House?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 […]
Read More 16MTP 08 – Wisdom CVRight 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 […]
Read More 16MTP 07 – The Death Trap Of SeductionHere 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 […]
Read More 16MTP 06 – Wisdom MixtapeStay away from a bad woman! Don’t even go near the door of her house. (Proverbs 5:8 CEV) It’s one thing to be encouraged to consider something and it’s something else to be enticed into something. The thing is the difference of approach can often be subtle but the consequences of either can be the […]
Read More 16MTP 05 – Don’t Even Go ThereWhen I was a son with my father, tender, the only one in the sight of my mother, he taught me and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live. (Proverbs 4:3, 4 ESV) There are few things in life worth watching better than seeing three generations joined […]
Read More 16MTP 04 – Wisdom Through The GenerationsMy son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the LORD reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. (Proverbs 3:11, 12 ESV) One of the reasons why it’s worth focusing on wisdom is that it is a treasure chest that enriches the […]
Read More 16MTP 03 – Take The Chipping AwayContinuing the appeal to choose wisdom, the father encourages his son with the benefits of pursuing wisdom. What’s particularly striking about the appeal is the reference to the pursuit of wisdom as an ongoing journey. Decision by decision, moment by moment leads us down a particular path to a certain outcome. The goal helps to define […]
Read More 16MTP 02 – Paths Of The Righteous
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