April 2011
Happy April! Since it's a new month, I thought I would dedicate this month to a little project. This is a picture of SOME of all my shoes. SOME OF ALL MY SHOES. Did you know that there i
Proverbs 1: The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: for attaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight; for acquiring a disciplin
Listen my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck. My son, i
Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares; at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, in the gateways of the city she makes her speech;
Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me. Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord, since th
Proverbs 2: Moral Benefits from Wisdom My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning you ear to wisdom and applying you heart to understanding, and if you cal
Then you will understand what is right and just and fair - every good path. For wisdom will enter you heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. Discretion will protect
Wisdom will save you from the ways of the wicked men, from men whose words are perverse, who leave the straight paths to walk in dark ways, who delight in doing wrong and rejoice in
It will save you also from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words, who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made before God. For her house leads down
Thus you will walk in the ways of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous. Fir the upright will live in the land, and the blameless will remain in it; but the wicked wil
Proverbs 3: further Benefits of Wisdom My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong you life many years and bring you prosperity. Let
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on you own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes;  
My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. Blessed is the man who finds w
By wisdom the Lord laid the earth's foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; by his knowledge the deeps were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew. My son, preserve sounds judgme
Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act. Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow" - when you now have it wi
Proverb 4: Wisdom is Supreme Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching. When I was a boy in
Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many. I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hamper
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day. But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within you heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to a man's whole bod
Proverb 5: Warning Against Adultery My son, pay attention to my wisdom, listen well to my words of insight, that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
The lips of the adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil; but in the end she is better as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to t
Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say. Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house, lest you give your best stren
Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Let them be yours alone, &nbs