serving God in the towns and villages of the fens
Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no revelation [vision -KJV], people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction. The intention of this proverb is that people need guidance, direction, from God. Without it people can become careless and “perish” [go wrong). Read More …
Proverbs 28:14 Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble. Everyone has troubles! Does that mean that we are all failing to tremble before God? In the Book of Job we read: Job 5:7 Yet man Read More …
Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another [his friend -KJV]. Do you have difficulty sharpening your kitchen knives. I do. Some knives are made of an alloy that is too hard to sharpen. They last a good while if used carefully Read More …
Proverbs 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. The apostle James elaborates on this proverb: James 4:13-17 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year Read More …
Proverbs 26:4-5 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. (5) Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. Here are two proverbs that give the cynic an Read More …
Proverbs 26:2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest. People say such harsh things, don’t they? Don’t I? Words are powerful things – especially from the “mouth” of God. After all – He spoke and worlds Read More …
Proverbs 25:21-22 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. (22) In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you. I am sure that you have Read More …
Proverbs 25:6-7 Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among his great men; (7) it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his nobles. Jesus quotes directly Read More …
Proverbs 24:33-34 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— (34) and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man. I was in my early twenties when this verse hit home! It applies Read More …
Proverbs 24:10 If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength! This proverb is a bit like the English one about falling at the first hurdle. There are Bible verses that show that God understands that we have “little strength”, that Read More …