Category: Daily Devotion

If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination. Proverbs 28:9 – Someone’s prayer being an abomination, something disgusting, to the Lord doesn’t sound like something we’d want to find in scripture. Shouldn’t God love our prayers, and doesn’t He tell us to pray without ceasing? So why would…

One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet. Proverbs 27:7 – Likely we all know it’s a bad idea to go to the grocery store when you’re hungry. Your shopping cart will find itself full of more items than you need all because everything looks tasty to you…

 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Proverbs 26:12 – While the whole of Proverbs has not spoken well of “the fool,” this chapter truly speaks against him. Honor should never be given to a fool, a rod should be given…

  If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you. Proverbs 25:21-22 – Such verses are likely familiar ones to you for we see them referenced in Matthew 5 and Romans 12 by…

  Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house. Proverbs 24:27 – A very practical proverb…prepare before you build. For only the fool would stand up and say, I’m going to build a house and start immediately hammering wood together. No plans were made, no…

  Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding. Proverbs 23:23 – Solomon, the writer of Proverbs, has truly placed a high value on things like truth and wisdom. He has said they are better than the riches of the world and the most delectable treats. He has said that we…

  The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!” Proverbs 22:13 – Scripture, and especially Proverbs, does not speak highly of laziness. We’ve seen repeatedly scripture speak about the foolishness of laziness and how it will bring about the death of those who remain in it. Here we…

  Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor. Proverbs 21:21 – As we read through proverbs its clear the writer understands the different paths in life we all can choose to pursue. We can choose the path that craves sin and evil things. On such a path we’ll be accepted and embraced by…

  Who can say, “I have made my heart pure; I am clean from my sin”? Proverbs 20:9 – Anyone who can raise their hand and declare this verse is speaking of them is sorely mistaken. Our proverbs speaks of someone who is able to say they themselves have purified their heart, and they themselves…

  Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. Proverbs 19:11 – Here we find a passage that has the potential to change lives and relationships if followed. First we see the pathway to becoming someone who is slow to getting angry…good sense. This is meaning the…