John Hall

Read Proverbs 20

“Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, but any fool will quarrel.” Proverbs 20:3 Here’s some Wisdom for Facebook posters and commenters! As most of you know, during the past few months there has been a flurry of posts and comments that do nothing but stir up strife. Most are done in […]

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Read Proverbs 19

“A man’s discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression.” Proverbs 19:11 When a Man is devoted to Wisdom, everything becomes subject to it, especially his emotions. We all know what it is to become angry. Here, Solomon points us in the direction we need to go to

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Read Proverbs 18

“He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.” Proverbs 18:22 In the midst of Paradise, God declared to a perfect Man, a man who knew no sin and had no needs, “it is not good for you to be alone”! In Today’s Verse, Solomon affirms that reality. All

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Read Proverbs 17

“The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests hearts.” Proverbs 17:3 Have you ever seen gold or silver being refined? It takes about 2,000°F to melt gold, the impurities to rise to the top, and then be skimmed off. As more and more dross is removed, the purer

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Read Proverbs 16

“The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.” Proverbs 16:1 Chapter 16 is filled with so many amazing Verses, it’s hard to settle on just one. So today, I will start with Verse 1. Here, we see the Sovereignty of Man verses the Sovereignty of

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Read Proverbs 15

“The eyes of the Lord are in every place, watching the evil and the good.” Proverbs 15:3 This was a Memory Verse we used for our children when they were young. It epitomizes a Sovereign God in simple terms, that any child can understand, and we wanted them to see this about Our God! But

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Read Proverbs 14

“There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” Proverbs 14:12 Today’s Verse, and its twin, 16:25, describe a common temptation of all humanity; that “I KNOW”! From the Seasoned Saint to the most ungodly of Sinners, we are all subject to our pride that insists,

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Read Proverbs 13

“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12 We’ve all been there! We’ve made our plans and had our goals, only to have them dashed to pieces. Those “hopes” we’ve cherished and embraced suddenly come to naught. It does make one’s “heart sick”. But it’s true of

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Read Proverbs 12

“The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man is he who listens to counsel.” Proverbs 12:15 As I’ve mentioned before, Proverbs is a Book of contrasts. It pits good against evil, diligence against laziness, and here, a Fool against a Wise Man. The phrase, “right in his own

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