Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+022   Proverbs 22 (ESV) 6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it…   15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him…   17 Incline your…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+021   Proverbs 21 (ESV) 1 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. 2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. 3 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice…   30…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+020   Proverbs 20 (ESV) 6 Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find? 7 The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him! 8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes. 9 Who can say, “I have made…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+019     Proverbs 19 (ESV) 13 A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. 14 House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord…   18 Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+018   Proverbs 18 (ESV) 4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook…   6 A fool’s lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating…   13 If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame. 14 A…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+017   Proverbs 17 (ESV) 1 Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife…   9 Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends…   14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out……

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+016   Proverbs 16 (ESV) 1 The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. 2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit. 3 Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established…   9 The…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+015   Proverbs 15 (ESV) 1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. 2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. 3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. 4 A gentle tongue is a tree of…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+014   Proverbs 14 (ESV) 17 A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated…   29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. 30 A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.   REFLECTION: Some people are…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+013   Proverbs 13 (ESV) 4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied… 11 Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it… 22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is…