The Evil of Boasting

by | Apr 19, 2021 | Proverbs

“Let another praise you and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.” Proverbs 27:2 Pride is the preeminent sin. Lack of humility marks the manner of life and general attitude of the sinner because he/she believes that they don’t need God. In a more...

The Source of All Arguments

by | Apr 18, 2021 | Apologetics, Politics, Proverbs

“If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.” Proverbs 29:9 The key to understanding what the Bible means when it tells us that arguing with a fool is a futile task is to know who a fool is. Foolishness, you see,...

God Before Everything Else

by | Mar 23, 2021 | Proverbs

“Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare to her.” Proverbs 8:10-11 Living the Christian life is simple but not easy. It’s simple because the precepts...

Godly Pleasure

by | Mar 2, 2021 | Apologetics, Proverbs

“Have you found honey? Eat only what you need, that you not have it in excess and vomit it.” Proverbs 25:16 Christians often make a terrible mistake in organizing their life. What happens is that they don’t “think on these things”...

Insults, Slander & Murder

by | Feb 18, 2021 | Apologetics, Proverbs

Proverbs 15:4“A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.” In the book of Proverbs there’s a startling connection, a chain of sin, that’s easy to miss. In the New Testament’s book of wisdom, James, we’re taught that the tongue is a...