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Wisdom Provides Safety
Proverbs 1:28-33 Street preacher Woman Wisdom doesn’t stop preaching. She calls out an urgent warning to those passing by on the city’s streets—the hawkers, gawkers, deliverers—you “simple”...
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Discerning Lips Speak Wisdom
Proverbs 10:1-13 Proverbs 10 speaks of those with discerning lips, whom the Proverbs teacher contrasts with those who have “no sense” (literally, “no heart”). “No heart” means lacking in character. We...
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Wisdom Nourishes
Proverbs 10:14-23 Proverbs 10 contrasts the “wise” and “fools.” We learn that fools live only for the now, because “fools hate knowledge” (1:22). To know enough for today is sufficient! We learn...
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God’s Wisdom is Fruitful
Proverbs 10:24-32 Proverbs 10 contrasts “the wicked” and “the righteous.” Earlier, Woman Wisdom warned fools who rejected her call to repent that disaster would fall on them like “a whirlwind”...
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God is the Source of Wisdom
Psalm 111:1-10 Psalm 111 is a praise song. Praise forms its bookends: the first, “Praise the LORD” (v. 1), and the second, “His praise endures forever!” (v. 10, ESV). Psalm 111 is also a wisdom...
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Seek Wisdom
James 1:1-8 The focus of James 1 is, “If any of you lacks wisdom” (v. 5). Only the arrogant of heart would deny this lack. The rest of us (hopefully) recognize that we cannot—dare not—rely on...
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Covenant Wisdom?
Proverbs 4:1-9 We live in a world of convenience. On top of in-person options, it seems like everything is available through one website/app or another: fast food, groceries, clothing. You can...
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Strayed from the Straight Path
Proverbs 4:10-17 Proverbs 4 is both hard and hopeful. It’s hard, because if you’ve lived long at all, you’ve known someone who has walked “in the way of evildoers” (v. 14) and are familiar with...
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Place Your Hope in God
Proverbs 4:18-27 Ever had a day when one thing goes wrong and just throws you off? Maybe someone cut you off in traffic; you spilled your coffee; before you even got to your desk or locker,...
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Discretion Through Wisdom
Proverbs 5:1-6 A pastor-friend of mine says most people think that keeping a secret means telling just one person at a time. Discretion is hard to come by sometimes. The power of discretion...
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Utters Not Mutters
Psalm 37:30-40 Have you ever had a mentor—a teacher, pastor, or friend from whom wisdom just seemed to ooze? I once had the pleasure of working with a pastor who balanced stretching, obedient...
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Wisdom As Shelter
Ecclesiastes 7:11-19 Living in the North most of my life, the primary value of shelter to me was protection from cold weather. A year in Houston gave me a new appreciation for protection from...
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Be True to Your Faith
1 Corinthians 1:18-26 Todd is a geologist—more specifically, a micropaleontologist who works in biostratigraphy, using fossils to describe rocks in the subsurface. Huh? If, like me, you didn’t...
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Don’t Hit the Snooze
Proverbs 6:1-11 Proverbs 6 reminds us to avoid foolish commitments and to be diligent. Successful living involves guarding our words and being careful about our commitments. Urgency is...
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Bring Life
Proverbs 11:24-31 Generosity and sharing are biblical principles found throughout Scripture. Generosity leads to blessing while hoarding leads to lack. While we usually associate generosity with...
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A Good Name
Proverbs 22:1-9 Often in Scripture, words such as foolish, wicked, and unwise refer to those who do not follow God and His laws. Biblical connotations for these words are not necessarily the same as...
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God’s Gift to Us
Ecclesiastes 2:17-26 Ecclesiastes 2 speaks of the futility of hard work. Why? For what purpose? If the results of all my hard work are to be given to another when I leave this life and there...
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Listen Up
Ecclesiastes 9:11-18 Wise words are meant to be listened to, but they are often ignored. We hear the words of the elders as applicable only to their generation but far removed from our busy...
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Give Thanks!
Daniel 2:14-23 Daniel spoke with wisdom and tact, sought clarity, and responded calmly to the king’s command to kill the wise counselors for their lack of insight into his dream. Daniel set...
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Applying Knowledge
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Paul teaches the church about the variety and source of spiritual gifts. However, before he names the gifts, he is clear that all the gifts come from the same source:...
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