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๐Ÿ“œ Precious Proverbs: The Unreliable Person

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Proverbs 25:19ย (NLT)

Putting confidence in an unreliable person in times of trouble is like chewing with a broken tooth or walking on a lame foot.

My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

Ouch! We all know how much it hurts when we fail to put our trust in faithful brothers and sisters in Christ, it can really hurt us.

ย ๐Ÿ™ Prayer 4 2day!ย 

Holy Father, forgive us when weโ€™ve been the unreliable friend, help us to walk in your Spirit and show your steadfast love to others, in Jesus name, amen.

๐Ÿ“œ Precious Proverbs: Honey

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Proverbs 24:13ย (NLT)

My child, eat honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.

My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

Each time i read this proverb i think of my lovely wife Sarah. When she has a bad hypo and her blood sugar goes really low (she has type 1 diabetes – T1D), Sarah always has a piece of toast with local honey on the top. Honey is good and itโ€™s definitely sweet to the taste! ๐Ÿ˜€ย 

๐Ÿ“œ Precious Proverbs: A Fool

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Proverbs 23:9ย (ESV)

Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the good sense of your words.

๐Ÿ™ Prayer 4 2day!ย 

Oh be merciful to me a sinner!ย 

๐Ÿ“œ Precious Proverbs: Deep Pit

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Proverbs 22:14ย (ESV)

The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit; he with whom the LORD is angry will fall into it.

My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

Coming from a broken home and being brought up with the life long radiation fallout of thisโ€ฆLove is whatever affection you can grab, and women where objectified. The Lord was certainly angry at me and my lifestyle and being trapped in pit after pitโ€ฆ

But God who is rich in love and mercy reached down and saved me. His Word was a sharp sword that cut straight through my soul and showed me what His true love is, and working through my lovely wife Sarah to show, teach and grow to be a husband fit for a princess! ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

๐Ÿ“œ Precious Proverbs: Tongue

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Proverbs 21:23ย (ESV)

Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

Wow, i know all about this one. Who can tame the tongue?! Oh help us Jesus, Amen! ย ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

๐Ÿ“œ Precious Proverbs: Not Wise

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Proverbs 20:1ย (ESV)

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

Living in England(and probably your country too?), you grow up learning that drinking alcohol isnโ€™t just a pasttime, itโ€™s a national sport and essential to be cool. How deceitful is sin and the world?!ย 

One of my fave quotes is: “I would not put a thief in my mouth to steal my brains.โ€ โ€• William Shakespeare

Letโ€™s thank God today for his Truth and Wisdom that never changesโ€ฆIt changes us! ๐Ÿ˜€ย 

๐Ÿ“œ Precious Proverbs: Man’s Wrath

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Proverbs 19:19ย (ESV)

A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.

My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

How many times do you see/hear this Truth throughout life. When i first became a Christian and thought i was reading the bible, when all of the time it was reading me. Letโ€™s thank God today for hisliving breathing Word that transforms! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

๐Ÿ“œ Precious Proverbs: He Who Finds

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Proverbs 18:22ย (ESV)

He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

My Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญย 

Amen! Wow this jumps out at me every time i read Proverbs 18. For you who know about my lovely wife Sarah and have read “My Testimony“, will understand why i wrap this around my heart and thank God every day for Sarah! Although Sarah found me, lol. ๐Ÿ˜€ย 

๐Ÿ“œ Precious Proverbs: The Crucible

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Proverbs 17:3ย (ESV)

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts.

๐Ÿ“œ Precious Proverbs: Pleasant Words

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Proverbs 16:24 (NASB)

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

True beauty is not of the face–but of the soul!

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True beauty is not of the face–but of the soul!

(Mabel Hale, “Beautiful Girlhood” 1922)

“Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears the LORD shall be praised!” Proverbs 31:30ย 

Every girl is a lover of beauty.ย Beautiful homes, beautiful furnishings, beautiful flowers, beautiful clothes, beautiful faces–anything wherein beauty is found, there will be found girls to admire it. From the time her little hands can reach up, and her baby lips can lisp the words, she is admiring “pretty things.” And when a little of that beauty is her own–her pleasure is unbounded.

Every girl longs to be beautiful.
ย There is in woman a nature, as deep as humanity, which compels her to strive for good looks. There is no more forlorn sorrow for a young girl, than for her to be convinced thatย she is hopelessly ugly and undesirable. Oh, the bitter tears that have been shed overย freckles, orย blemishedskin–and the energy that has been expended inย paintingย andย powderingย andย wavingย andย curlingย herself into beauty!

A desire to be beautiful is not unwomanly. But, mark it:ย true beauty is not of the face–but of the soul!ย There is a beauty soย deepย andย lasting, that it will shine out of the homeliest face and make it lovely! This is the beauty to be first sought and admired. It is a quality of theย mindย andย heart–and is manifested inย wordย andย deed.ย 

A happy heart,ย 
a smiling face,ย 
loving words and deeds, andย 
a desire to be of service–
will makeย anyย girl beautiful!

A beautiful soul shining out of a homely face–is far more attractive than a beautiful face out of which looks a soul full of selfishness and pride!

Let your chiefย charmย be of heart and mind–not of face and form.ย 
Seek theย true beautyย which lasts even into old age!

Solomon, in one of his wise sayings, plainly expressed the evil that comes to a woman who is beautiful of face, but lacks the true beauty of soul: “Likeย a gold ring in a swine’s snout–is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion!” Proverbs 11:22. As the swine would plunge the golden jewel into the filth and the mire as he dug in the dirt–so will a pretty woman who is not godly, drag her beauty down to the very lowest.ย 

There are many peculiar temptations to those who areย onlyย lovely of face.ย Without true beauty of soul–a pretty face is a dangerous gift!

Your beautyย should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight!” 1 Peter 3:3-4

Moral Benefits Of Wisdom

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Proverbs 2:1-6 New International Version

Moral Benefits of Wisdom

My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,

2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understandingโ€”

3 indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,

4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,

5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.

6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

In Full View!

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Proverbs 5:21ย (NIVUK)

For your ways are in full view of the Lord,
and he examines all your paths.

This Proverb instantly reminded me of how alert Bruce used to be. If you tried to sneak anywhere (no matter how quiet you think youโ€™re being) heโ€™s stood watching you!ย ๐Ÿ˜€

Bruce Sneaky

โ‡งย Bruce catching me thinking iโ€™m sneaking up the stairs while heโ€™s asleep!ย โ‡ง

Your Most Important Stewardship

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Proverbs 4:23 Amplified Bible

Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.

Wow, iโ€™ve been studying the book of Proverbs this week and the Spirit has just blown me away again! We can get so busy that we completely forget the vital importance of this command, and put it somewhere further down our list. Your most important stewardship isnโ€™tย your family,ย your wealth,ย your job, your house etc,โ€ฆ… Itโ€™s your heart!