Posts Tagged Proverbs
A Proverb a Day: Proverbs 7. What kind of wisdom do I need to keep me from a strange woman?
Posted by Lance Lawshe in Bible, Inspirational, Sex on November 7, 2010
Gentlemen this Proverb today is for us. To remind us to seek wisdom above all else, that we might not be tempted when the fated moment arises.
I had a woman once ask me, why does every proverb talk about women in such a low down way, as if they were always the culprit or cause of destruction for men. And I reminded her that not all Proverbs describes women as the problem, because Proverbs 31 is the direct opposite. In that proverb a virtuous woman is portrayed.
I also reminded her the Proverbs that were written were directed to the audience of the son. Verse 1, “My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.” The majority of the proverbs are directed toward men, and I believe the father of Solomon, David, was intending on keeping his son from the troubles that once came his way.
I also reminded her that men in most cases are the weakest in this area of temptation. Yes women have those desires of lust too, but it is the man who needs to be under control. It is the man who needs to keep these words of wisdom written upon the table of thine heart. It is the man who needs to be the protector of women and not the destroyer of them.
So yes there will be women out there as in Proverbs 7:10-27 but the more we, the men, keep wisdom close to our hearts & minds the more successful we will be in life.
Be wise.
A Proverb A Day: Proverbs 27:23 Do you know where you stand? Financially?
Posted by Lance Lawshe in Bible, Education, Family, Money on August 27, 2010
Proverbs 27:23 state, “Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.”
Reading this proverb helps me to understand the necessity of knowing my financial status in this life I live. To know my balance sheet.
Too many times the majority of people step out into this world trying to keep up with Joneses, and we do so to our own peril. Do you know the state of your flocks? Your accounts, your means of income? You herds? How are they doing? Are you sitting well? Or are things looking bad?
No matter where you’re sitting the wise man still looks and takes account. The verse that follows says this: “For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endureth to every generation?”
Be wise.
A Proverb A Day: Proverbs 9:13-18 Is bread eaten in secret really pleasant?
Posted by Lance Lawshe in Bible, Education, Inspirational, Sex on August 9, 2010
Read Proverbs Chapter 9 and tell me what you think.
A Proverb a Day: Proverbs 15:1 Stop yellin’ all the time.
Posted by Lance Lawshe in Bible, Education, Family, Inspirational, Stress on May 15, 2010
This is a proverb I think about when I am about to embark upon an argument with my wife. I think to my self, if I say something crazy it’s just going to get worse. So I pause and think on these words, ” A gentle answer turns away wrath,” She probably hates it when I do it, but in the end all things simmer down. Now if she would only do the same for me. LOL.
Let me encourage you, that when disagreements come about in any relationship, wether it be marriage, work related, etc., make sure to heed these words in order to keep your relationship from going south. We’ve all witnessed it either first hand or via CNN. Either way it’s not pretty.
Be wise.
A Proverb a Day: Proverbs 14:23 Stop just talkin’ and get to work.
Posted by Lance Lawshe in Bible, Education, Inspirational, Money, Work on May 14, 2010
Now this is the second day in a row that the word “work” has jumped out at me, and I love it. I love especially the way it reads in the King James Version: “In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury[lack of money].”
This tells me again that it’s not about how much you talk about what you’re going to do, but it’s all about what you get about doing. It is the doing that preceeds the profit. It says, “In all labour…”, that means in all the types of work you do, what follows it, is profit. From mopping floors to directing billions of dollars, if you’re working, you’re profiting. It doesn’t matter at all if you just talk a good game, if you’re not playing the game and playing hard, your life will be headed for poverty.
So stop talkin’ and get to work.
Be wise.
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