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Proverbs 12:26 “Let ‘er Rip” Outfitters and Guide Services
The righteous is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked leads them astray. Proverbs 12:26 NASB Influence is powerful. Intentionality is a force in life, whether it is for good or not so good. Those who determine to live righteously and those who choose to act upon self-serving desire both are…
Read MoreProverbs 12:25 The Bureau of Unpredictable Circumstances
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad. Proverbs 12:25 NASB Anxiety, fear, threat, projections of a future without hope all place the responsibility for wellbeing on something outside of my control. There are many things that do “inspire” this, including sickness, a lost job, deployment to a…
Read MoreProverbs 12:23 Nuclear knowledge
A prudent man conceals knowledge, But the heart of fools proclaims folly. Proverbs12:23NASB A more literal and expanded translation using lexicon: A prudent [crafty, shrewd, sensible] man, conceals [covers] knowledge, but the heart [inner man, mind, will] of fools [stupid fellow, dullard] proclaims [calls, reads] folly. Knowledge is a commodity. It’s powerful. It may be…
Read MoreProverbs 12:22 Delight is intense
Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, But those who deal faithfully are His delight. Proverbs 12:22 NASB Delight What does it mean to be God’s delight? There is something inside me and my fellow human that typically compels us to please. We please our parents, our spouse, our employer, and sometimes — even…
Read MoreProverbs 12:21 Silencing Dr. Dastardly
No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble. Proverbs 12:21 (NASB) A very literal translation from the Hebrew Lexicon: “No trouble, sorrow, wickedness, will have opportunity, to meet or encounter opportunely, with the just, righteous, but to the wicked, criminal, to be full, to fill, evil, distress, misery injury, calamity. Rotherham…
Read MoreProverbs 12:20 Dr. Dastardly meet Joy
Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil [contrivers of mischief], but those who promote peace [counselors of peace] have joy. Proverbs 12:20 NIV [Rotherham] The Hebrew word for “plot” means: to cut in, engrave, plow, devise. It’s often used of a farmer planting seed. And the seed being planted here, in the…
Read MoreProverbs 12:19 To infinity and beyond!
Truthful lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only for a moment. Proverbs 12:19 (NASB) The Emphasized Bible says: A lip that is faithful shall be firm to futurity, but only for a twinkling (while I wink) is a tongue that is false. Proverbs 12:19 (Rotherham) When something is “established forever” it…
Read MoreProverbs 12:18 Nuclear words
There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing. Proverbs 12:18 NASB I can feel the deep emotion reflected in this verse. A wounded spirit is not in the same category as a broken limb or a cut finger. “Speaking rashly” according to Strong,…
Read MoreProverbs 12:17 The truth whisperer
He who speaks truth tells what is right, but a false witness, deceit. Proverbs 12:17 NASB He that whispers faithfulness declares righteousness, but a false witness is a fraud. (Rotherham) “Speaks truth” is more nuanced in Hebrew than the English reveals. The word speak means to blow with a breath of air. The word for…
Read MoreProverbs 12:16 Separating the dis from grace.
Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult. Proverbs 12:16 NIV Rotherham’s translation says: A foolish man on the same day lets his vexation be known, but he that conceals an affront is prudent. Proverbs 12:16 Annoyance is universal but my agitated response doesn’t have to be. Vexation is such a…
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