Devotional

Wednesday, October 28, 2026   “The generous man will be prosperous, and he who waters will himself be watered.” (Proverbs 11:25)   Proverbs 11:25 presents a beautiful expression of the Biblical principle that generosity brings blessings not only to those who receive but also to those who give. Solomon employs the imagery of watering to illustrate a remarkable truth: the person who refreshes others will himself experience refreshment. Rather than diminishing our resources and well-being, generosity often becomes the means ...

Wednesday, October 21, 2026   The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the treacherous will be caught by their own greed. (Proverbs 11:6) This proverb presents one of the recurring themes of Biblical wisdom: Righteousness provides a measure of protection, while wickedness carries within itself the seeds of destruction. Solomon contrasts two kinds of people, two ways of living, and two very different outcomes. The Context Proverbs 11 contains a series of observations contrasting righteousness and wickedness, integrity ...

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight. (Proverbs 11:1) Although chapter 11 consists largely of individual proverbs addressing different aspects of life, there is a unifying subject throughout much of the chapter: the contrast between righteousness and wickedness, and how those two ways of life reveal themselves in everyday conduct. This first verse provides a good introduction because it takes something as ordinary as a commercial transaction ...

Wednesday, October 7, 2026   The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be shortened. (Prov. 10:27) Proverbs 10:27 gives us a good contrast between the enduring consequences of fearing the LORD and the ultimately self-destructive course of wickedness. “The fear of the LORD” Once again Solomon brings us back to one of the controlling ideas of the entire book. The Hebrew term translated “fear” includes reverence and awe but cannot be weakened simply ...

Wednesday, September 30, 2026   “When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.” (Prov. 10:19) Proverbs 10:19 occurs in a section where Solomon repeatedly returns to the moral significance of speech. That connects naturally with verse 11, which we recently studied: “The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life.” Verse 19 approaches the subject from another direction. The issue is not necessarily what we intend to say but how much ...