14A gift in secret pacifies anger,And a bribe behind the back, strong wrath.-Proverbs 21:14This is another one of those instances where we recognize matters of fact being addressed does not particular...  Read More

    13      Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor    Will also cry himself and not be heard.-Proverbs 21:13We see this kind of imagery recurrent throughout Scripture. With the same measure you...  Read More

    12      The righteous God wisely considers the house of the wicked,    Overthrowing the wicked for their wickedness.-Proverbs 21:12God is a just judge. Nothing slips past His gaze. All will...  Read More

    11      When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise;    But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.-Proverbs 21:11It is a prudent thing to learn from others' mistakes. When w...  Read More

    10      The soul of the wicked desires evil;    His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.-Proverbs 21:10It is the nature of a wicked man to pursue wickedness. This is where it is so incredibly sign...  Read More

    9      Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,    Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.-Proverbs 21:9It can be a funny thing to joke around about a passage like this, but there is a ...  Read More

    8      The way of a guilty man is perverse;    But as for the pure, his work is right.-Proverbs 21:8To be pure means to be unmixed or unalloyed with. What is it that defines a pure man? It is one ...  Read More

7The violence of the wicked will destroy them,Because they refuse to do justice.-Proverbs 21:7Wickedness becomes a consequence of itself, just as righteousness becomes a reward of itself. Wickedness l...  Read More

6Getting treasures by a lying tongueIs the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.-Proverbs 21:6We must realize that lying is not a good way to progress through life. We need to learn to deal with d...  Read More

5The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.-Proverbs 21:5There is a poverty that comes by circumstance, but there is also a poverty that hap...  Read More

4A haughty look, a proud heart,And the plowing of the wicked are sin.-Proverbs 21:4We seem to understand this instinctually, even by our own vocabulary, that pride is a filling up and humility is an e...  Read More

3To do righteousness and justiceIs more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.-Proverbs 21:3God is not impressed with how much we can give up for His sake. Absolutely we are called to forsake all and ...  Read More