May 2017

Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, otherwise the neighbor will become weary of you and hate you. Proverbs 25:17         Have you ever thought that the writer of […]

If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, or else, having too much, you will vomit it. Proverbs 25:16 Moderation seems to be a recurring theme in the

It’s funny, but talk about cities and walls has gone on for centuries. In high school Latin class, I remember hearing the story of the founding of Rome and a

Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain                         are the righteous who give way before the wicked. Proverbs 25:26 Have you ever come across a polluted fountain?  I saw one

Like cold water to a thirsty soul,                                            so is good news from a far country. Proverbs 25:25 I drink lots of different things in the course of a week: milk,

Like vinegar on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. Proverbs 25:20 I often fill my days with noise. And I often fill encounters with others

 Like a bad tooth or a lame foot is trust in a faithless person in time of trouble. Proverbs 25:19 I have lived to the point in life when I

Like a war club, a sword, or a sharp arrow is one who bears false witness against a neighbor. Proverbs 25:18 “Sticks and stone may break my bones, but words

Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of a gift never given. Proverbs 25:14 Not too long ago, I thought it was going to rain in the

Moving into Proverbs chapter 25, we find some sage advice being repeated from previous chapters (and in this week’s devotions I will skip over one more comment from the writer