Proverbs (Page 2)
“My son, keep my words, and treasure my commands within you. Keep my commands and live, and my law as the apple of your eye.” – Proverbs 7:1-2 (NKJV) A son valuing, treasuring, and guarding his father’s godly counsel, directives, and instruction is greatly needed from the earliest age on. Knowing and following them will…
“For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice, and saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, a young man devoid of understanding, passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house in the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night.” – Proverbs 7:6-9…
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, and strength to your bones.” –…
As Christian parents are called to love, train, and discipline their children, and children are called to honor and submit to their parents’ biblical discipline, how such discipline is carried out matters. In my time in counseling families over the years, especially those with young children, I’ve often heard parents wish they had a handbook…
“Correct your son, and he will give you rest; Yes, he will give delight to your soul.” – Proverbs 29:17 Christian parents have the duty and responsibility to discipline their children, in accordance with God’s Word. It’s imperative that parents don’t leave their children to themselves. We are called by God to love, instruct, be…
“My son, keep your father’s command, and do not forsake the law of your mother. Bind them continually upon your heart; Tie them around your neck. When you roam, they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And when you awake, they will speak with you.” – Proverbs 6:20-22 Such wise and…
When a godly husband and wife have children, one of the most important roles the man has is to be a godly father. Many can say they experienced life with a godly father, many others the lack or absence thereof. As any father can attest to, it’s a tall order to be the kind of…
“My son, if you receive my words, and treasure my commands within you, so that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; Yes, if you cry out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding, if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;…
“Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me. Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord, they would have none of my counsel and despised my every rebuke. Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their…
“Wisdom calls aloud outside; She raises her voice in the open squares. She cries out in the chief concourses, at the openings of the gates in the city she speaks her words: “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge. Turn at my rebuke;…