The Lessons In Life

There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:  The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

  Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

Proverbs 30:18-20

When Fathers Rejoice

He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

  Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

  The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.   A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

Proverbs 29:1-7

 

Counsel For Friendship

Open rebuke is better than secret love.  Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

  Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.   Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

Proverbs 27:5-10

A Liar, Confidence, The Heavy Hearted, And The Enemy

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

  As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

  If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:  For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

Proverbs 25:18-22

Correcting Children To Be Wise

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.  Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

  My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.  Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

Proverbs 23:13-16

 

Those Who Are Not Blessed

He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

  Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

  An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Proverbs 20:19-21

Better The Poor That Walks In His Integrity…

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.  Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.  The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

Proverbs 19:1-3

Seeking One’s Self?

 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

Proverbs 18:2

In discovering one’s self one will come up empty.  It is far better to…

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.   In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.  Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.   It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

Proverbs 3:5-8

It is a wise thing to “TRUST  in the LORD fully”.  The only way  is through  the death, burial and resurrection of God’s only begotten Son who is the Christ, the Son of the Living God.  He says to all who will hear,  “Come to Me, and I will give you rest..”

Righteous Kings

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.  Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right, The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.  In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Proverbs 16:12-15

THE LIPS OF THE WISE AND THE HEART OF THE FOOLISH

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.  The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.  The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but He loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

Proverbs 15:7-9

Righteousness Keeps The Upright

A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.  Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

Proverbs 13:5-6

The righteous man or woman is one who has been made righteousness of Jesus.  The wicked man or woman  will be ashamed and  loathsome before the LORD.

Jesus became sin for us dying on the cross, carrying our sins away  in His burial,  and on the third day He    rose up from that tomb which  was His victory over death and the grave.

Now it is your call.

The Fruit of the Righteous and of the Wicked

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.  The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.  The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

Proverbs 12:11-13

Wisdom’s Invitation

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.  She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,  “Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither:” as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,  “Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.  Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding….”

Proverbs 9:1-6

…A Young Man Void of Understanding

For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,  And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,  Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,  In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:  And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.  (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)  So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him, “I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows….”

Proverbs 7:6-14

The Calamity of The Wicked

A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.  He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;  Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.  Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

Proverbs 6:12-15

Parables and Dark Sayings

Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.  I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.  We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and His strength, and His wonderful works that He hath done.

Psalm 78:1-4

Talebearer, Liar, and Divider

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.   Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.   He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;  When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.   Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.   Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.   A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Proverbs 26:22-28

Cold Water News

The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.  As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.   A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.   It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and with out walls.

Proverbs 25:23-28

Surely There Is An End

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.  Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.  Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Proverbs 23:15-18

The Scorner, The Righteous and The Deaf Of Hearing The Poor

When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself,  but shall not be heard.

Proverbs 21:11-13

Men, A Just Man, and The Heart of Man

 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

  The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

Proverbs 20:5-7

That You May Be Wise

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

 There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 19:19-22