[ 1 minutes to read ] A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: – Proverbs 1:5 [H]ear means to hear intelligently or with…
Browsing Category Devotions
Short devotional thoughts on select Bible verses
Proverbs 1:4
[ 1 minutes to read ]To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. – Proverbs 1:4 [S]ubtilty means trickery or shrewdness. It can be used positively or negatively. Here it…
Proverbs 1:3
[ 1 minutes to read ]To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; – Proverbs 1:3 [T]he word for wisdom here is different from the previous one and conveys the idea of…
Proverbs 1:2
[ 1 minutes to read ] To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; – Proverbs 1:2 [T]he word for wisdom here means skillful and can refer to the quality of a…