Category archives: Midweek

Bring Joy
 

  • Bring Joy

  • 2 days ago
  • Proverbs 17:20-21  20One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble. 21To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool. Happy Family          Someone suggested, “If the mother is happy, everyone in the home ... [read more]
Shake Hand
 

  • Shake Hand

  • 1 week ago
  • Proverbs 17:18-19  18One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor. 19Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction. Handshake          How do you normally greet someone. Intentionally politicians shake hand to greet anyone t... [read more]
Understand it
 

  • Understand it

  • 2 weeks ago
  • Proverbs 17:16-17 16Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it? 17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. Diploma Mills          Have you heard of the term Diploma mills? One can buy diploma with no actual studi... [read more]
Breach a Dam
 

  • Breach a Dam

  • 3 weeks ago
  • Proverbs 17:14-15  14Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out. 15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent—the Lord detests them both. Fishing Pole          Husbands: Have you ever won any argument with your wife? A fisherman revealed ho... [read more]
Pay Back
 

  • Pay Back

  • 1 month ago
  • Proverbs 17:12-13  12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly. 13Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good. Laid off          After a husband lost his job, the wife was the only provider for the family. They had growing children, and they’re sh... [read more]
Discerning Person
 

  • Discerning Person

  • 1 month ago
  • Proverbs 17:10-11  10A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool. 11Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them. Running          Someone published a picture of a boy running away while his mother was running after him wi... [read more]
Repeat the Matter
 

  • Repeat the Matter

  • 1 month ago
  • Proverbs 17:8-9  8A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn. 9Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. Cook          We love to eat but not everyone loves cooking. My father was... [read more]
Crown to the Aged
 

  • Crown to the Aged

  • 2 months ago
  • Proverbs 17:6-7 6Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children. 7Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—how much worse lying lips to a ruler! Eliam          King David was the father of King Solomon. The father of King David was Jesse. Jesse wa... [read more]
Go Unpunished
 

  • Go Unpunished

  • 2 months ago
  • Proverbs 17:4-5  4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue. 5Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished. Impeachment          To remove officials from government offices, impeachment ... [read more]