Monthly Archives: December 2010

06

Jump Start # 234

Jump Start # 234 Psalms 34:4 “I sought the Lord, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.”   Psalm 34 is an amazing chapter. It is here that we find: “O magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt His name together” (v. 3). Also, “O taste and see that […]

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Jump Start # 233

Jump Start # 233 Proverbs 26:7 “Like the legs which are useless to the lame, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.”   No word is more troubling in all the Bible than the word “fool.” It is a frequent word in the book of Proverbs. In Psalms, the fool says there is […]

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Jump Start # 232

Jump Start # 232 Proverbs 15:1 “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”   The theme of the tongue is a popular one throughout the book of Proverbs. Most often, how to say things, or as our passage today address, how to respond to someone is as important as […]

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Jump Start # 231

Jump Start # 231 Proverbs 19:22 “What is desirable in a man is his kindness, and it is better to be a poor man than a liar.”   One of the common characteristics of the Proverbs is contrasts or comparisons. And to help us make sure we get the point, the writer often tells us […]