Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion. (Proverbs 11:22) Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. (Proverbs 5:15) A famous TV and film celebrity was being interviewed on network television, and I was fascinated by her vulnerability and apparent honesty. Then …
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22220.042 The Folly of “Heart-Following”
He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But he who walks wisely will be delivered. (Proverbs 28:26, NASB) All a man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the Lord. (Proverbs 16:2) Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. (Proverbs …
22220.043 God Knows What Happens in Vegas
For a man’s ways are in full view of the Lord, and He examines all your paths. (Proverbs 5:21) Ah, Las Vegas. “Lost Wages.” Sin City. That legally and morally wide open city in the desert of Nevada that prides itself in living by the maxim “Anything goes.” Someone has observed, “If God doesn’t destroy …
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22220.044 Milestones on the Road to the Poorhouse
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man. (Proverbs 6:10–11) All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. (Proverbs 14:23) Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who …
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22220.045 Curing the Poverty Curse
He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored. (Proverbs 13:18) He who works his land will have abundant food, but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty. (Proverbs 28:19) A stingy man is eager to get rich and is unaware that poverty awaits him. …
22220.046 God’s “Silent Treatment”
When calamity overtakes you like a storm, and disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you, then they will call to Me but I will not answer; they will look for Me but will not find Me. Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord, since …
22220.047 Watch Out! Your Body Is Talking
He who winks maliciously causes grief, but a chattering fool comes to ruin. (Proverbs 10:10) Who winks with his eye, signals with his feet, and motions with his fingers, who plots evil with deceit in his heart—he always stirs up dissension. (Proverbs 6:13-14) Picture the people of the Middle East. Long flowing robes, headbands, and…sunglasses! …
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22220.048 God’s “Get Rich Slowly” Scheme
Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow. (Proverbs 13:11) The trustworthy person will get a rich reward, but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble. (Proverbs 28:20) One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. (Proverbs 11:24) …
22220.049 The Wrong Cheering Section
When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. (Proverbs 11:10) A wise man fears the Lord and shuns evil, but a fool is hot-headed and reckless. A quick-tempered man does foolish things, and a crafty man is hated. (Proverbs 14:16- 17) Most people give little thought to …
22220.050 The Check’s Not in the Mail
The wicked borrow and don’t repay, but the righteous give generously. (Psalms 37:21) Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely. (Psalms 112:5) The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed. (Proverbs 19:17) An old American proverb declares, “Neither a …