Author Archives: david

Be not envious of evil men,     nor desire to be with them,  for their hearts devise violence,     and their lips talk of trouble. By wisdom a house is built,     and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled     with all precious and pleasant… →

My son, give me your heart,     and let your eyes observe my ways. For a prostitute is a deep pit;     an adulteress is a narrow well.  She lies in wait like a robber     and increases the traitors among mankind.  Who has woe? Who has… →

Let not your heart envy sinners,     but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.  Surely there is a future,     and your hope will not be cut off.  Hear, my son, and be wise,     and direct your heart in the way.  Be not among drunkards     or among gluttonous… →

Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge. Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die. If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul… →

Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the good sense of your words. Do not move an ancient landmark or enter the fields of the fatherless, for their Redeemer is strong; he will plead their cause… →

When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. Do not toil… →

Do not move the ancient landmark that your fathers have set. Do you see a man skilful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men. Proverbs 22:28-29 H A Ironside makes the following comment on… →

Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate, for the Lord will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them. Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful… →

Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge, for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. That your trust may… →