Author: Kathy Sheldon Davis
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Love Hidden has Little Value – Proverbs 27
Which is better, to be corrected when I’m wrong or to be loved by someone who hides it from me? Well, normally I would have said that love is better than anything. Perhaps this proverb is telling me that correcting a friend’s error is a truer demonstration of love. “Better is open rebuke than hidden…
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Watch Out for Talking Snakes – Proverbs 26
The proverbs that catch my attention today make me think of Eve in the Garden of Eden being enticed away from truth by the words she’s listening to. “A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but in his heart he harbors deceit. Though his speech is charming, do not believe him, for seven abominations…
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Words Carefully Spoken are like Crafted Silver and Gold – Proverbs 25
I don’t normally wear much jewelry, but these verses from Proverbs 25 appeal to me on January 25. “A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.” Proverbs 25:11-12 NIV The word aptly means…
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Get Ready to Build Your House – Proverbs 24
The proverb I found for today, January 24, makes me think of my ancestors coming to the Northwest during the 1800s in a covered wagon to start a new life. They followed this principle. “Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.” Proverbs 24:27 NIV It only makes sense, after all.…
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Money Comes and Money Goes – Proverbs 23
This proverb from chapter 23 isn’t saying that we shouldn’t work hard or that we shouldn’t save for the future. It’s saying we need to keep a balanced outlook. “Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone; for they will surely…
