This daily meetup is a great way to start or end your day, in the Word of God. Short, daily devotionals designed to set you on the correct course for your life. Wisdom for YOUR day, Everyday!
North Winds
23
As surely as a north wind brings rain,
so a gossiping tongue causes anger!
24
It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic
than with a quarrelsome wife in a …
Singing and Shame
20
Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart
is like taking someone’s coat in cold weather
or pouring vinegar in a wound.[a]
21
If your enemies are …
Lame Foot
17
Don’t visit your neighbors too often,
or you will wear out your welcome.
18
Telling lies about others
is as harmful as hitting them with an ax,
wounding them with a s…
Broken Bones
14
A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give it
is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
15
Patience can persuade a prince,
and soft speech can break bones.
16…
Timely Criticism
11
Timely advice is lovely,
like golden apples in a silver basket.
12
To one who listens, valid criticism
is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry.
13
Trustwo…
Neighbor Gossip
8
don’t be in a hurry to go to court.
For what will you do in the end
if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat?
9
When arguing with your neighbor,
don’t be…
Sterling Audience
4
Remove the impurities from silver,
and the sterling will be ready for the silversmith.
5
Remove the wicked from the king’s court,
and his reign will be made s…
God and King
1
These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the advisers of King Hezekiah of Judah.
2
It is God’s privilege to conceal things
and the king’s privilege to discover t…
Sleepy Bandit
32
Then, as I looked and thought about it,
I learned this lesson:
33
A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
34
then pove…
Payback
29
And don’t say, “Now I can pay them back for what they’ve done to me!
I’ll get even with them!”
30
I walked by the field of a lazy person,
the vineyard of one with no c…
Kiss Don’t Tell
26
An honest answer
is like a kiss of friendship.
27
Do your planning and prepare your fields
before building your house.
28
Don’t testify against your neighbors wi…
Innocent Guilty
23 Here are some further sayings of the wise:
It is wrong to show favoritism when passing judgment.
24
A judge who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,”
will be curs…
Future Rebels |
20
For evil people have no future;
the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
21
My child, fear the Lord and the king.
Don’t associate with rebels,
22
for disaste…
Don’t Fret
17
Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall;
don’t be happy when they stumble.
18
For the Lord will be displeased with you
and will turn his anger away from them.
19
Don’t …
My Honeycomb
13
My child, eat honey, for it is good,
and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.
14
In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul.
If you find it, you will have a bri…
I Didn’t Know
11
Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to die;
save them as they stagger to their death.
12
Don’t excuse yourself by saying, “Look, we didn’t know.”
For God unde…
Evil Failures
8
A person who plans evil
will get a reputation as a troublemaker.
9
The schemes of a fool are sinful;
everyone detests a mocker.
10
If you fail under pressure,
y…
War Advisor
5
The wise are mightier than the strong,[a]
and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger.
6
So don’t go to war without wise guidance;
victory depends on having…
Envy The Wise
1
Don’t envy evil people
or desire their company.
2
For their hearts plot violence,
and their words always stir up trouble.
3
A house is built by wisdom
and becom…
Drunk Sailor
34
You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea,
clinging to a swaying mast.
35
And you will say, “They hit me, but I didn’t feel it.
I didn’t even know it when they…