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!
Wisdoms Light
22 When you walk, their counsel will lead you.
When you sleep, they will protect you.
When you wake up, they will advise you.
23 For their command is a lamp
and the…
Gods Protecting Word
Verses 20-21
We should love wisdom. Wisdom should be in our hearts and in our minds. We cannot physically keep wisdom in our hearts. We might not physically carry wis…
Seven Things The Lord Hates
Verse 16
Verses 16-19 use a different style of poetry. The poet writes a list of things that God opposes.
This style is also in Proverbs 30 and in the Book of A…
Destiny of Wicked Men
Verses 12-15
Sometimes, an evil person is easy to identify. At other times, we must be careful. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 mentions a ‘secret’ evil power. The evil man in v…
Warning Lazy People
Verses 9-11
Solomon emphasises that we must not be lazy. When it is time to work, we must not sleep. In verse 9, Solomon asks the sleeper how long he will sleep. In ve…
Ants
Verses 6-8
As Christians, we should work. We might have a job. We might look after people, for example our families. We might do God’s work, perhaps as a church leader. We might do v…
Debt Options
Verse 4
If we want freedom, then we must not be lazy. We must not delay until tomorrow. If we delay, then we might never take action.
God calls us to trust him now. Do not be …
Foolish Debt
Verses 1-2
In this poem, Solomon compares our mistakes to a hunter’s trap. When a hunter works, he may build traps. He hides his traps so that animals will not see them. He h…
Adultery Trap
Verses 22-23
The evil man is foolish. He thinks that he is free. But his evil behaviour will make him into a slave. He can hide his actions from other people. But he cannot …
Mans Ruin
Perhaps, like David, we do some wrong things in secret (2 Samuel chapters 11 and 12). A woman might tempt a man. They might think that nobody knows. They are wrong because God …
Marriage Provision
Marriage is God’s gift. A husband and wife should give themselves to each other. They should enjoy their marriage. They should love each other. They attract each other…
Marriage Gift
Verses 15-16
Here, Solomon talks about water. In dry countries, water is valuable. Clean water is very precious. You should not waste water. It should not flow into the stre…
Adultery Consequences
Verses 13-14
These verses teach us the result, if we live for our desires. In the end our wrong desires will ruin us. They will bring us to despair.
Solomon warns his…
The Ruin of Adultery
Solomon advises that his son should not even meet the married woman. Solomon’s son must be very careful. He should not enter her house. He should not even walk near …
Verse 5
If our behaviour is evil, then the result, in the end, is death. Solomon’s son might die if he follows the married woman. Solomon does not say how his son could die. The woman’s …
Verse 3
Evil ideas, a married woman attracts a young man. She seems so beautiful. When he kisses her, her lips seem to taste like honey. When he listens to her, her words are so attracti…
Chapter 5 is a poem. The poem has two subjects:
1. A married woman tempts a man who is not her husband.
2. Evil things are like this woman, because sometimes these things attract us. But …
Verses 26-27
Again, this compares life to a journey. We will live ‘the best life’ if we obey God. This is like the best route for a journey. If we serve God, then we will help other peop…
Verse 23
We should be careful about our thoughts. We should love good things and hate evil things.
Verse 24
James 3:1-12 explains this verse. James compares our tongues to a fire. Our word…
Wise words are like medicine. They benefit every part of our bodies.
Verses 20-22
These verses show us the subject of this passage. Each chapter of Proverbs 1-7 begins in a similar style.…