Category: Proverbs
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Self deception – 2025.08.21
Proverbs 30:20 (KJV) Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. As we saw in yesterdays devotion (“No Excuses” http://missioncommunities.network/2025/08/20/no-excuses-2025-08-20/) when we sin we tend to make excuses and thereby deceive ourself. This excusing and deception will cause our hearts to be…
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No excuses – 2025.08.20
Proverbs 24:12 (KJV) If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works? How often have we tired to excuse our sins or play innocent?…
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Schadenfreude – 2025.08.19
Proverbs 24:17-18 (KJV)17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. Schadenfreude Is a German word which means Malicious pleasure or pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. This is…
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Laziness – 2025.08.15
Proverbs 24:30-34 (KJV)30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon…
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Overworking – 2025.08.14
Proverbs 23:4-5 (KJV)4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. Yesterday we looked at working hard and today we are looking at overworking. There is a difference between…
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Hard work is good – 2025.08.13
Proverbs 21:25-26 (KJV)25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. Let us be encouraged today to do our best in whatever we are tasked. “Colossians 3:22-24 (KJV) Servants, obey in all things your masters according…
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Atonement and Repentance – 2025.08.07
Proverbs 16:6 (KJV) By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. Let us be encouraged today and know with one hundred percent certainty that GOD the Father has shown great mercy to everyone by sending Jesus Christ His only begotten Son to pay for the…
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Venting versus self-control – 2025.01.31
Proverbs 29:11 (KJV) A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.Here we are instructed to not vent all our feelings by speaking our mind. Instead we are to keep calm and not say anything till the time is right and we have considered carefully if we are to…
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Advise when starting of – 2025.01.26
Proverbs 24:27 (KJV) Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. Here we have some good advise when starting of in life. It is good to learn a trade or profession or business before starting a family and building ones residence. It is good to…
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Making plans – 2025.01.23
Proverbs 21:5 (KJV) The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. The word thought here in Strong is defined as:H4284 (Strong)מַחֲשֶׁבֶת מַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebethmakh-ash-aw-baw’, makh-ash-eh’-bethFrom H2803; a contrivance, that is, (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot;…
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Pause, let’s not rush in – 2025.01.21
Proverbs 19:2 (KJV) Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. Here we are warned not to do anything in a rush and to gain knowledge and understanding of a situation before we make a decision and take action. Rushing our decisions, making knee…
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Discerning wickedness – 2025.01.20
Proverbs 18:3 (KJV) When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. This proverb shows us one way to discern if there is any wickedness in a person. Contempt (scorn and disrespect) of a person or people is a fruit of a wicked person. Therefore when someone who is evil and disagreeable…
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Disciplined by GOD – 2025.01.19
Proverbs 3:1-12 (KJV)1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:4 So shalt thou find favour…
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Honour GOD – 2025.01.18
Proverbs 3:1-12 (KJV)1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:4 So shalt thou find favour…
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GOD’s wisdom – 2025.01.17
Proverbs 3:1-12 (KJV)1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:4 So shalt thou find favour…
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Acknowledge the LORD – 2025.01.16
Proverbs 3:1-12 (KJV)1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:4 So shalt thou find favour…
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Trusting the LORD – 2025.01.15
Proverbs 3:1-12 (KJV)1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:4 So shalt thou find favour…
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Sticking with mercy and truth – 2025.01.14
Proverbs 3:1-12 (KJV)1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:4 So shalt thou find favour…
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Remembering GOD’s word – 2025.01.13
Proverbs 3:1-12 (KJV) over the next few days we will look at these verses. Today it will be verses 1-2.1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind…
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Our righteousness – 2025.01.12
Proverbs 10:2-3 (KJV)2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.Our righteousness does not come from ourself. It is not something that is earned. It comes from Jesus Christ. For His name…
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Be wise in giving correction – 2025.01.11
Proverbs 9:7-9 (KJV)7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just…
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Overcoming this generation – 2024.06.20
Proverbs 30:11-14 (KJV)11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.14 There is a…
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Separation and wisdom – 2024.06.19
Proverbs 18:1 (ASV) He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.The word separates in some translation like the NIV and NLT is translated as unfriendly person/people and the NKJV it is translated as Isolates.In the Stong concordance it is defined as: H6504 פָּרַד pârad paw-rad’ A primitive root; to break…
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Making plans – The LORD is in control – 2024.06.17
Proverbs 27:1 (KJV) Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.We have no idea what tomorrow brings unless the LORD reveals it to us. Therefore our attitude to what is to come should be in humility and trust towards GOD.He is the one who is ultimately in…
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How to keep friends – 2024.06.09
Continuing on from yesterdays devotion “How to gain a friend – 2024.06.08” http://missioncommunities.network/2024/06/08/how-to-gain-a-friend-2024-06-08/. From yesterdays devotion we see that being friendly is important and to keep a friend one has to continue to be friendly and all that it entails. Now let us look at one particular way to keep friends as it is written…
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How to gain a friend – 2024.06.08
Proverbs 18:24 (KJV) A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.Having friends is so important. “Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (KJV) Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his…
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One key on how to be a peacemaker – 2024.06.05
Proverbs 15:1-2 (KJV)1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.Here on earth we can be guaranteed to encounter situation where we face someone who is angry. The question is what should we do? In…
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Making hard and big decisions – 2024.06.02
Proverbs 11:14 (KJV) Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.When we need to make major decisions there are times were it would be wise to seek counsel, especially when we do not have the wisdom for that decision. “Proverbs 15:22 (KJV) Without counsel purposes are disappointed:…
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Some benefits of righteousness – 2024.06.01
Proverbs 11:3-11 (KJV)3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.6 The righteousness of the upright…
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Hearing and keeping His word – 2025.05.25
Proverbs 4:20-27 (KJV)20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it…