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Proverbs 15:19

Proverbs 15:19 ESV The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+15%3A19&version=ESV]   ‘The path of the upright is a level highway,’ the proverb states, and this conjures to mind images of ease, of walking in comfort, of a life of pleasantness. An…

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Proverbs 15:18

Proverbs 15:18 ESV A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+15%3A18&version=ESV]   The world gives us a lot of reasons to be angry. People, politics, and the simple inconveniences of live, there’s always something else we could be angry about. It’s an easy temptation to give into.…

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Proverbs 15:17

Proverbs 15:17 ESV Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+15%3A17&version=ESV]   Modern society is ridiculously wealthy by historical standards. You and I, simply by having the electronic device that allows us to read this, have surpassed the vast majority of people who have ever existed.…

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Proverbs 15:16

Proverbs 15:16 ESV Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+15%3A16&version=ESV]   Humans have an innately skewed ability to prioritize. We value the here-and-now, the physical, the fun over the eternal, the spiritual, and the virtuous. We see this world, and we forget the next. Christ…

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Proverbs 15:15

Proverbs 15:15 ESV All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+15%3A15&version=ESV]   Contentment is a virtue hard to find and harder to hold onto. We humans are a naturally discontent people, wanting this and bewailing that with habitual regularity. I do it, you do it,…

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Proverbs 15:14

Proverbs 15:14 ESV The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+15%3A14&version=ESV]   When it comes to wisdom, what you have, you want more of. Wise people want more wisdom; foolish people want more foolishness. Why? Why shouldn’t a foolish person want wisdom or a wise…

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Proverbs 15:13

Proverbs 15:13 ESV A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+15%3A13&version=ESV]   We spend a lot of time trying to be happy all the time. It doesn’t work, but we try anyway. Everybody does. Some use drugs. Some use a credit card and trips to Walmart.…

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Proverbs 15:12

Proverbs 15:12 ESV A scoffer does not like to be reproved; he will not go to the wise. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+15%3A12&version=ESV]   Who are the wise among us? It’s not an easy question. Rich people, maybe? But let’s be honest, rich people can be remarkably stupid. Worse, a lot of them are downright evil. What about poor…

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Proverbs 15:11

Proverbs 15:11 ESV Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord; how much more the hearts of the children of man! [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+15%3A11&version=ESV]   Who really understands mankind? Our hearts are obscured even to us, and we all know that we haven’t the faintest shot at completely comprehending those closest to us. There’s always some new…