Tag Archives: Proverbs

Proverbs 14:29

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Don Merritt

Whoever is patient has great understanding,     but one who is quick-tempered displays folly. I’m not really sure what I can say to enhance or explain this proverb, for it seems pretty obvious to me what Solomon is getting at, other … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 14:6

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Don Merritt

The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,     but knowledge comes easily to the discerning. I used to listen to the Art Bell Show on the radio; it was always interesting and fun to listen to. Mr. Bell always had interesting … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 13:10

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Don Merritt

Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. Have you ever known someone who is always involved in controversy, arguments and disputes? Have you ever wondered why they have so much trouble? … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 12:9

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Don Merritt

Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food. Many years ago a man called me and wanted to meet for lunch; he had a business proposition to discuss. He … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 11:18

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Don Merritt

A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth. What a fascinating thing to say! When this was first written down, and for many centuries after, women were second class citizens, not taken very seriously in society in … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 11:2

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Don Merritt

When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. Why would pride bring disgrace?; what is it about pride that could do that? Isn’t a little pride a good thing; don’t they say that you should have pride … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 10:19

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Don Merritt

Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues. Teenagers never cease to amaze me; they think they can talk their way out of anything. OK, maybe I’m only thinking about my kids, I’m sure there … Continue reading →

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An Interesting Challenge

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Don Merritt

Blogging through the Proverbs provides an interesting challenge; unique in my experience.  We have completed the first major section, chapters 1-9, and now we enter the second major section, chapters 10-22. This section, called the “proverbs of Solomon, contains 375 … Continue reading →

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The Summation

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 9 The 13th discourse concludes this first section of the book of Proverbs, and it contains a general summation of what we have seen up to this point. Here, Lady Wisdom invites us to her house. Unlike the house … Continue reading →

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Wisdom: A Better Way

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 8 In the last chapter we saw a steamy scene in which folly, represented by a wayward woman, leads a young man away from the paths of righteousness into a slippery slope that leads to his ultimate destruction. Now … Continue reading →

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