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June 10, 2019
Proverbs 3:30-35
Today’s Scripture: 30-32 Don’t walk around with a chip on your shoulder, always spoiling for a fight.Don’t try to be like those who shoulder their way through life. Why be a bully?“Why not?” you say. Because God can’t stand twisted souls. It’s the straightforward who get his respect. 33-35 God’s curse blights the house of the wicked, but he blesses the […]
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June 9, 2019
Proverbs 3:21-29
Today’s Scripture: 21-26 Dear friend, guard Clear Thinking and Common Sense with your life; don’t for a minute lose sight of them.They’ll keep your soul alive and well, they’ll keep you fit and attractive.You’ll travel safely, you’ll neither tire nor trip.You’ll take afternoon naps without a worry, you’ll enjoy a good night’s sleep.No need to panic over alarms or surprises, or […]
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June 8, 2019
Proverbs 3:13-20
Today’s Scripture: 13-18 You’re blessed when you meet Lady Wisdom, when you make friends with Madame Insight.She’s worth far more than money in the bank; her friendship is better than a big salary.Her value exceeds all the trappings of wealth; nothing you could wish for holds a candle to her.With one hand she gives long life, with the other she […]
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June 7, 2019
Proverbs 3:1-12
Today’s Scripture: 1-2 Good friend, don’t forget all I’ve taught you; take to heart my commands.They’ll help you live a long, long time, a long life lived full and well. 3-4 Don’t lose your grip on Love and Loyalty. Tie them around your neck; carve their initials on your heart.Earn a reputation for living well in God’s eyes and the eyes […]
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June 6, 2019
Proverbs 2:16-22
Today’s Scripture: 16-19 Wise friends will rescue you from the Temptress— that smooth-talking SeductressWho’s faithless to the husband she married years ago, never gave a second thought to her promises before God.Her whole way of life is doomed; every step she takes brings her closer to hell.No one who joins her company ever comes back, ever sets foot on the […]
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June 5, 2019
Proverbs 2:6-15
Today’s Scripture: 6-8 And here’s why: God gives out Wisdom free, is plainspoken in Knowledge and Understanding.He’s a rich mine of Common Sense for those who live well, a personal bodyguard to the candid and sincere.He keeps his eye on all who live honestly, and pays special attention to his loyally committed ones. 9-15 So now you can pick out […]
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June 4, 2019
Proverbs 2:1-5
Today’s Scripture: 1-5 Good friend, take to heart what I’m telling you; collect my counsels and guard them with your life.Tune your ears to the world of Wisdom; set your heart on a life of Understanding.That’s right—if you make Insight your priority, and won’t take no for an answer,Searching for it like a prospector panning for gold, like an adventurer […]
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June 3, 2019
Proverbs 1:20-33
Today’s Scripture: 20-21 Lady Wisdom goes out in the street and shouts. At the town center she makes her speech.In the middle of the traffic she takes her stand. At the busiest corner she calls out: 22-24 “Simpletons! How long will you wallow in ignorance? Cynics! How long will you feed your cynicism?Idiots! How long will you refuse to learn? About […]
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June 2, 2019
Proverbs 1:7-19
Today’s Scripture: 7 Start with God—the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning. 8-19 Pay close attention, friend, to what your father tells you; never forget what you learned at your mother’s knee.Wear their counsel like flowers in your hair, like rings on your fingers.Dear friend, if bad […]
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June 1, 2019
Proverbs 1:1-6
Today’s Scripture: 1-6 These are the wise sayings of Solomon, David’s son, Israel’s king—Written down so we’ll know how to live well and right, to understand what life means and where it’s going;A manual for living, for learning what’s right and just and fair;To teach the inexperienced the ropes and give our young people a grasp on reality.There’s something here […]
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