Ecclesiastes 10:9
9Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them; whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.
A talented athlete who played in one of the most popular professional team sports threw temper tantrums while the game was in progress. After several statements from co... [read more]
Ecclesiastes 10:8
8Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
An Asian TV Drama series featured an emperor who obviously favored his grandson to be the next emperor. In one episode of the TV show, the Emperor held an annual hunting competition... [read more]
Acts 26:12-23
12 “On one of these journeys I was going to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. 13About noon, King Agrippa, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, blazing around me and my companions. 14We all fell to the ground, and I hea... [read more]
Acts 24:22-27
22 Then Felix, who was well acquainted with the Way, adjourned the proceedings. “When Lysias the commander comes,” he said, “I will decide your case.” 23 He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and permit his friends to take care of his needs... [read more]
Acts 23:23-35
23 Then he called two of his centurions and ordered them, “Get ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at nine tonight. 24 Provide horses for Paul so that he may be taken safely to Governor Felix.”
25 He wrote a l... [read more]
Acts 23:12-22
12 The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. 13 More than forty men were involved in this plot. 14 They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have taken a solemn oath not to eat any... [read more]
Ecclesiastes 9:18
18Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
The Israelites were victorious against the Canaanites when they relied upon the Lord; but, they were defeated when one man sinned. It says in Joshua 7:20-26, 20 Achan replied, “It is true! I have sinne... [read more]
Acts 21:33-40
33 The commander came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done. 34 Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another, and since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that... [read more]
