Category Archives: Proverbs

Abba

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Jody Neufeld

So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm … Continue reading →

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Friends

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Jody Neufeld

A friend loves at all times; Proverbs 17:17 (WEB) I am sad this week because I am saying good-by to a friend. He is dying. I will miss him. He has loved our family since the first day he came … Continue reading →

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Life Abundantly

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Jody Neufeld

Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but one who keeps the law is blessed.      Proverbs 29:18 (WEB) [Jesus said,] “Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, … Continue reading →

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Secret Sins

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Jody Neufeld

He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Blessed is the man who always fears; but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.        Proverbs 28:13-14 (WEB) In those days, … Continue reading →

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Friends

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Jody Neufeld

Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.     Proverbs 27:17 (WEB) Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another and all the more as you … Continue reading →

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Ambassadors are Servants

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Jody Neufeld

Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men; for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of … Continue reading →

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Parents, Pray for your children!

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Jody Neufeld

Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old. Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding. The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 21

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Jody Neufeld

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts. v. 2 (WEB) One of the things that I have learned this week from this study in Proverbs is that to gain Wisdom I … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 20

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Jody Neufeld

Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise. v. 1 (WEB) I’ve known all my life that alcohol was a slippery slope where I had seen many a person fall. … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 19

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Jody Neufeld

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is perverse in his speech and is a [self-confident] fool. v. 1 (Amplified Bible) ‘Integrity’ means I have a set of values that guides my … Continue reading →

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