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DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6| DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9| DAY 10 I Know the Way (Proverbs 16:25) [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. Proverbs 16:25[/perfectpullquote] When I read this verse, I am reminded of a moment with my oldest son. We were on our  way…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6| DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9| DAY 10 Got Peace? (Proverbs 16:3) [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. Proverbs 16:3[/perfectpullquote] One of the big questions for people especially during this season is how do I find peace. What will calm that which causes uncertainty and worry and fear…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6| DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9| DAY 10 The Case of the Twisted Tongue (Proverbs 15:4) [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“A healing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue shatters the spirit” Proverbs 15:4, EHV) “He that knows how to discourse will make the place he lives in a paradise” – Matthew Henry [/perfectpullquote] Here’s…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6| DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9| DAY 10 (Proverbs 11:2) [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom. Proverbs 11:2[/perfectpullquote] When I was a sophomore in college I roomed with two guys, Jim and Carl. We got along  well together and had very few disagreements. Until one day they came…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6| DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9| DAY 10 New Clothes (Proverbs 9:10) [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.” Proverbs 9:10[/perfectpullquote] Recently, my son and I were looking for a movie to watch when we came across “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” It…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6| DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9| DAY 10 The Two Paths of Wisdom (Proverbs 4:24) [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.” PROVERBS 4:24(ESV)[/perfectpullquote] DEFINITIONS CROOKED – not straight, bent, twisted, dishonest, corrupt, dubious, questionable, shady, under-the-table. DEVIOUS – open to doubt or suspicion, plans and methods that…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6| DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9| DAY 10   When All Is Said And Done (Proverbs 27:2) [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. Proverbs 27:2 [/perfectpullquote] The book of Proverbs focuses on living with wisdom and it breaks down nicely into three major sections:…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6| DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9| DAY 10 Who’s Calling the Shots? (Proverbs 10:22) Have you ever encountered one of those kids that relentlessly asks “Why”? My mother tells  me that I was that child. She tells me that I was so excessive in my desire for understanding “WHY” that she eventually had to just make up answers so I’d stop…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 Bless the Lord, O my Soul . . . (Psalm 103) [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Psalm 103:1[/perfectpullquote] When one of the J-Teams for Teams For Medical Missions was checking into the…

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6| DAY 7 | DAY 8 | DAY 9| DAY 10 Proverbs Are Pro-Verbs (Proverbs 2:6) [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?” (Job 28:12)[/perfectpullquote] If Job had the Book of Proverbs, he (and his wisdom-challenged friends) would have had the answer! Actually, he did get a lesson in wisdom when…