Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person; do not not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared. - Proverbs 22:24 I have more questions than answers on this one. Maybe you all could share your thoughts in the comment section? Is this saying that being hot-tempered is contagious? That those who are easily angered rub o...

A person's wisdom yields patience; it is to one's glory to overlook an offense. - Proverbs 19:11 When I was younger, I got picked on a lot. Eventually, I told myself I would not let anyone get away with it ever again, and so I started fighting back. But I took it too far. It went to such an extreme that if one of my friends jokingly gave me a charlie horse in between cl...

The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,but the Lord tests the heart. - Proverbs 17:3 The idea of testing here is not about grading the heart; it's about refining the heart. When gold is put through fire, impurities rise to the surface so they can be scraped off, and then the gold is purified. Likewise,the Lord puts the heart through a kind of testing that bring...

"A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones." - Proverbs 14: Envy is a focus on what we don't have, on what we think we should have, and it ends up stealing from us. Seems kind of ironic. The more content we are with what we have, the more we gain in satisfaction. The more focused we are on what we don't have, the little satisfation we have is ...

Si clamares la inteligencia, Y la prudencia dieres tu voz; Entonces entenders el temor de Jehov, Y hallars el conocimiento de Dios.Porque Jehov da la sabidura, Y de su boca viene el conocimiento y la inteligencia.El provee de slida sabidura los rectos: Es escudo los que caminan rectamente. -Proverbios 2: 3, 5-7 En este pasaje hay algo valioso: la sabidura. Hay quien ...

Por encima de todo, cuida tu corazn, porque todo lo que haces fluye de l. - Proverbios 4:2 Cuando era ms joven, este versculo se usaba constantemente en el contexto de las citas. Ciertamente puede, y debe, aplicarse en ese campo. Debemos cuidar nuestro corazn para no enamorarnos de alguien que no es saludable para nosotros. Muchos de nosotros podemos dar fe de aos, si ...

"Ven, bebamos profundamente de amor hasta la maana; disfrutemos con amor! 19 Mi marido no est en casa; ha emprendido un largo viaje. 20 Tom su bolsa llena de dinero y no volver a casa hasta la luna llena. - Proverbios 7:18-20 As es como la mujer turbia seduce al hombre que, segn nos dicen, carece de sentido comn (v. 7): le dice que su esposo no est en casa y que, p...

No reprendas a los burladores o te odiarn; reprende a los sabios y te amarn. Instruye a los sabios y sern an ms sabios; ensale a los justos y ellos aumentarn su aprendizaje. El temor del Seor es el principio de la sabidura, y el conocimiento del Santo es la inteligencia (Proverbios 9:8-10). A veces no vale la pena tratar de corregir a alguien que est fuera de curso. A vec...

One person gives freely, yet gains even more;another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper;whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. - Proverbs 11:24-25 There is a lot of talk these days about self-care, about making sure we get our ME-time, about putting on our own oxygen mask before we try to help others. I don't disagree wit...

Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you. Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding (‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭9‬:‭8‬-‭10‬). Sometimes it's not worth trying to correct...