Proverbs 13:23 Turning graves into gardens

By mpheriot | January 17, 2023 |

Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, But it is swept away by injustice. Proverbs 13:23 NASB One could read this two ways: The fallow ground is producing the food on it’s own — a volunteer crop; or the land has much potential, if only there was one to cultivate it. Either…

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Proverbs 13:18 The richness of listening

By mpheriot | December 28, 2022 |

Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored. Proverbs13:18NIV Not having or having. The attitude of poverty or honor (our substance) begins in my heart and lodges there. One of the foundational messages in Proverbs is encouraging the reader to have a heart that listens. Being teachable. When am…

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