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18 Oct 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Teaching to the rest has induced many a paradigm shift. I used to avoid proverbs like the plague as I felt that true writers would invest some effort into coming up with original figurative phrases. But, I had to bow down to reality when I marked th...
2 Jan 2025 3 minute read 0 comments evgenima
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: For learning about wisdom and instruction, for understanding words of insight, for gaining instruction in wise dealing, righteousness, justice, and equity; Daily Bible Reading: Thursday, January 2...
7 Aug 2023 3 minute read 0 comments evgenima
Daily Bible Reading: Sunday, August 6, 2023 Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21 (NRSV) Tenth Sunday after Pentecost 8The LORD is gracious and merciful,slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.9The LORD is good to all,and his compassion is over all that he...
27 Jul 2023 2 minute read 9 comments Allen Taylor
Sometimes, the Proverbs are downright perplexing. Such is the case with Proverbs 13:22. A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous. The first part of this verse is easy enough for...
20 Jul 2023 3 minute read 6 comments Allen Taylor
Proverbs 13:21 has a difficult message for sinners. Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous. The problem is, all of us are sinners--including you, me, and the Pope. Well, then, if disaster pursues sinners and we're a...
6 Jul 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor
Proverbs 13:19 is a very simple aphorism. It contrasts the fulfillment of desire with turning from evil, an interesting comparison. At first glance, it might be taken to mean that happiness is life's highest purpose. I think that would be going too f...
29 Jun 2023 2 minute read 2 comments Allen Taylor
Proverbs 13:18 is a difficult verse to reflect on, but for a different reason than many other verses may pose problems. It reads: Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored. It seems simple, but th...
22 Jun 2023 7 minute read 21 comments Allen Taylor
I find Proverbs 13:17 to be both troubling and encouraging. It's a fitting pearl of wisdom for our absurdly awkward time. Many proverbs, we've found, make a comparison between wicked people and the righteous. Here, we find the comparison to be betwee...
15 Jun 2023 3 minute read 1 comment Allen Taylor
If one reads The Crux long enough, one might come away with the impression that I see Jesus Christ in every verse of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. That isn't actually the case, but I can understand why one might get that impression. I do, ho...
8 Jun 2023 3 minute read 5 comments Allen Taylor
Proverbs 13:14 is fairly straightforward, but not for those who can't, or won't, think spiritually. Within it, there is a single declaration: The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death. It may be singular,...
