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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Jun 6, 2025 – Proverbs 017
Read chapter in full: 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……
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Jun 5, 2025 – Proverbs 016
Read chapter in full: 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…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Jun 4, 2025 – Proverbs 015
Read chapter in full: 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…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Jun 3, 2025 – Proverbs 014
Read chapter in full: 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…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Jun 2, 2025 – Proverbs 013
Read chapter in full: 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…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: May 30, 2025 – Proverbs 012
Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+012 Proverbs 12 (ESV) 1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. 2 A good man obtains favor from the Lord, but a man of evil devices he condemns. 3 No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved. 4 An excellent wife is the crown…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: May 29, 2025 – Proverbs 011
Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+011 Proverbs 11 (ESV) 1 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight. 2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom. 3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. 4 Riches do not…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: May 28, 2025 – Proverbs 010
Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+010 Proverbs 10 (ESV) 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. 2 Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. 3 The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: May 27, 2025 – Proverbs 009
Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+009 Proverbs 9 (ESV) 7 Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury. 8 Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: May 26, 2025 – Proverbs 008
Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+008 Proverbs 8 (ESV) 22 “The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. 23 Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. 24 When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains had…