I wonder, do you want to help yourself or hurt yourself? Well, according to Scripture, the answer to that question depends on what you do with instruction, education, wisdom, truth. Proverbs 15:32 says, “Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.” To despise yourself is to regard yourself as worthless.…

One of the reasons that I love the Bible is that it’s so vivid! It often doesn’t just tell you a truth. It paints you a picture. And Proverbs 15:19 is a great example of that. It says, “The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright…

Have you found out in life that love makes all the difference? That’s why today’s word of wisdom from the book of Proverbs has me nodding, “Yes, and amen.” Proverbs 15:17, “Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.” Isn’t that a creative and vivid way…

There are more than a few “Walker, Texas Ranger” fans out there. I know I’m sure one of them. Any time I get a chance to see Chuck Norris beat up the bad guys, that’s a good day. I’m curious this morning, do you remember the theme song that opened up that show: In the…

In April 2019, news broke that the famous and beautiful Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, France, was on fire. Some sort of spark there in the roof space caused a massive fire to break out early that evening. There was a quick response by the fire department, but by the time the fire was…

Cyanide is a substance that you definitely want to avoid. It’s a poison that will kill you. It essentially suffocates you. Its chemical properties block your body’s cells from receiving oxygen. So, cyanide is extremely deadly to your body. But in today’s word of wisdom from the book of Proverbs, we run into a spiritual…

You can generally choose where you live, but you can’t always choose your neighbors. I’ve been fortunate over the years to have some really good neighbors. In fact, I have a great neighbor on both sides of me right now, but not everybody is so blessed. Neighbor relations can be difficult. There can be disputes…

One of my favorite cartoons growing up was The Bugs Bunny Show. Man, I still love that show. Aren’t the new ones awful? The old ones are still the best. Of course, The Bugs Bunny Show had all sorts of characters, but one that came to mind in light of today’s wisdom is Yosemite Sam,…

Faithful or false? Which one will you be? You see, every single one of us is called to be a witness. We have been called to tell the truth. The question is, will we be a faithful witness or a false witness? What’s the difference? Well, the book of Proverbs makes the difference very plain…

People in ancient times were good at many things, and some of those things were rather dark. For instance, one thing that they were very good at, indeed astonishingly creative at, was torturing people. Many different ways could be listed from ancient times, but one particular practice that comes to mind from today’s passage of…