Category: Wisdom
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Length of days and long life are two different things
Proverbs 3:1-2 New King James Version (NKJV) 1 My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands; 2 For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you.
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Good days
1. Good “DAYS”, evil “DAY” DAYS > DAY DAYS Greater than DAY Good days –> Plural Evil day –> Singular 1 Peter 3:10 New King James Version (NKJV) 10 For “He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit. Psalm 34:12 New…
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Pride in Proverbs
Proverbs 11:2 New King James Version (NKJV) 2 When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom. Proverbs 14:3 New King James Version (NKJV) 3 In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them. Proverbs 16:5 New King James Version (NKJV)…
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Bitterness in Proverbs
Proverbs 14:10 New King James Version (NKJV) 10 The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.
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The tent of the upright will flourish
Proverbs 14:11 New King James Version (NKJV) 11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will flourish.
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Laughter and Mirth
Proverbs 14:13 New King James Version (NKJV) 13 Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, And the end of mirth may be grief.
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Way that seems right to a man
Proverbs 14:12 New King James Version (NKJV) 12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. Proverbs 14:14 New King James Version (NKJV) 14 The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied from above. Proverbs…
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Is self-confidence a wise thing?
Proverbs 14:16 New King James Version (NKJV) 16 A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident.
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Is quick-temper an act of a wise man?
Proverbs 14:17 New King James Version (NKJV) 17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated.
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Be Prudent and don’t believe every word
Proverbs 14:15 New King James Version (NKJV) 15 The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps. Proverbs 14:18 New King James Version (NKJV) 18 The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.