“A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.” (Proverbs 12:10) Someone once said that ‘when the Lord saves a fellow, even the...

“The king‘s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.” (Proverbs 21:1) Every child of God knows that God is...

“Out of the heart are the issues of life.” (Proverbs 4:23) LIFE begins when the HEART starts beating. Life ends when the HEART stops. So it is with spiritual life. Spiritual (eternal)...

“Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.” (Proverbs 27:18) “Whoso keepeth the fig tree”, not merely the owner,...

“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.” (Proverbs 15:1) When the Lord Himself “was reviled, He reviled not again.” We need to learn this well. When someone...

“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.” (Proverbs 16:18) Pride can render every other grace useless. Think of all that is lost to pride: salvation is spurned because...

“The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.” (Proverbs 18:10) The names of the LORD are many, and each of these names...

“Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.” (Proverbs 11:4) Everyone Christ died for, was made sin for, was made the Righteousness of God in Him. “For...

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6) The light that has beamed from many a...

“The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.” (Proverbs 8:13) Pride runs in the blood. It has been...

“He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.” (Proverbs 18:13) John Gill, commenting on this proverb, says this: “The person ‘that answereth a matter...

“The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.” (Proverbs 15:8) There is a manifest difference made in His elect by grace and the...

“The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.” (Proverbs 29:25) Man is naturally a sociable and a dependent creature. Society is necessary...

“The prudent man forseeth the evil and hideth himself, but the simple pass on and arepunished.” (Proverbs 22:3) There is a vein of truth and of experience in this Scripture which, if...

“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.” (Proverbs 11.30) Soul-winning, also known as soul-saving, is a big business among the daughters...

“A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.” (Proverbs 18:19) It is cause for much gloom and...

“He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.” (Proverbs 12:9) In the above text we find two characters who take on...

“An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.” (Proverbs 29:27) As can be seen from every portion...

“Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food...

“Fools die for lack of wisdom.” (Proverbs 10:21) —————————— There is such a connection between true wisdom, which is “a knowledge of the holy” (Proverbs 30:3), and the fear of the...

“In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.” (Proverbs 15:6) —————————— How different is the estimate that faith makes of riches,...

This is probably the only message you will ever read about Leeches, because it is a word that is not found in the Bible. So, why am I teaching on this...

“Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.” (Proverbs 28:5) Other people are vexed and confused by the Word of God, the ways of God,...

“Give me neither poverty nor riches.”(Proverbs 30:8) Agur was an exceedingly wise man. He prayed to God, saying, “Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:...

“The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.”(Proverbs 16:4) Nothing is more delightful and nothing more comforting to God’s saints in this...

“In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is much trouble.” (Proverbs 15:6) A wonderful antidote to covetousness is to recognize the great...

“When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.” (Proverbs 29:16) Do you ever get depressed looking at the world around us? It does indeed appear...

“Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge. That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest answer the words...

“Prepare Thy work without, and make it fit for Thyself in the field; and afterwards build Thine house.” (Proverbs 24:27) THE Book of Proverbs is a wonderful portion of the Scriptures...

“The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.” (Proverbs 8:13) “Every one that is proud in...

“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.” (Proverbs 27:7) —————————— In revealing the Scriptures God has seen fit to give them to...

“There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.” (Proverbs 19:21) Divine sovereignty is stamped upon every page of the Scriptures. I do...

“Man’s goings are of the Lord: how can a man then understand his own way?” (Proverbs 20:24) Some may attempt to use this Scripture to justify oneself for his wickedness, wrong...

“Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.” (Proverbs 31:6) The wise mother of king Lemuel gave her son gracious...

“A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.” (Proverbs 11:1) We are always disgusted with injustices done on earth in our legal system, when...

In this article I would like us to take a closer look at a verse that has intrigued me for a long time. I am talking about Proverbs 30:17. And if...

Today I want you to think about a balance; an old fashioned balance: You know, two scales hanging from a beam that is pivoting at the middle. In our High Tech...

“The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.” (Proverbs 12:15) In the Bible, a fool is one who fails to...

“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people.” (Proverbs 14:34) Whenever we see verses like this, we could speak much of how nations ought to seek out...

“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” (Proverbs 16:25) What is this way of death? It is ANY way...

“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” (Proverbs 14:12) What is this way of death? It is ANY way...

Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? (Proverbs 20:24) —————————— Another year has almost passed. That is a statement that carries great significance....

“The LORD is far from the wicked: but He heareth the prayer of the righteous.” (Proverbs 15:29) —————————— Prayer is an intimate communication of the child of God unto His heavenly...

“Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.” (Proverbs 8:34) In the Scriptures, no more than two classes of people...

“The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.” (Proverbs 8:13) “Every one that is proud in...