Proverbs

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The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The LORD is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made.

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...

The Sinner's Wealth Will Pass to the Righteous, But How?

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...

How Proverbs 13:21 Teaches a Kind of Prosperity Gospel

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...

Proverbs: Why Desire Fulfilled is Like Candy to the Soul

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...

Is It a Shame Not to Listen to Critics?

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...

Faithful Christian Envoys: Are There Any In Our Modern World?

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...

Does Proverbs 13:16 Reveal Jesus Christ?

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...

What Proverbs 13:14-15 Says About Teaching the Wise

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,...

Proverbs 13:13 ... Why It's More Like Galatians 6:7 Than You Think

1 Jun 2023 3 minute read 3 comments Allen Taylor

If you like I'm doing, consider collecting this post on Paragraph to show your support, or upvote it on gFam. Otherwise, thank you for reading. On the surface, it may appear that Proverbs 13:13 and Galatians 6:7 are about different things. The prover...

Proverbs 13:11 ... Does Dishonest Wealth Really Dwindle?

18 May 2023 1 minute read 11 comments Allen Taylor

Proverbs 13:11 seems like a hopeful pipe dream. Unless, of course, you've acquired wealth dishonestly. This proverbs reads: Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied. I think we all have lived in the rea...