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a Daily Proverb is dedicated to delivering a selected Proverbs verse every day and other Proverbs resources. Because there are 31 chapters in the Book of Proverbs, You can read the entire book every month by reading a chapter a day. Proverbs teach wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. The Book of Proverbs is the "user manual for living" Proverbs 1:3 MSG. Follow each daily Proverb and comment here on the website, through twitter, or rss.

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How do you discipline your children?

Posted By Chris Riehl on December 19, 2009

Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives.

Proverbs 19:18 NLT

 
How do you discipline your children?Discipline is vital for children. The earlier and more consistent we are as parents the greater the chance our children will not have to be disciplined as much when they are older. So how do we discipline our children. Proverbs 13:24 tells us not to spare the rod but some believe that spanking children can cause long term damage or is even child abuse. I’m a big believer in a parent knows their child and there is not a system that works for every child. The key is to have a disciplinary system that is consistently used and is beneficial to the child.
 
We have two children and they are completely opposite in their behavior. Our oldest son will cry if we look at him wrong. Our youngest on the other hand will do something that he knows is wrong, smile and say I will put myself in time out. After being introduced to Proverbs 13:24, he has greatly improved his behavior. Discipline that works for one child does not work for the other.
 
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Where is your strong tower?

Posted By aDailyProverb on December 18, 2009

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The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.

Proverbs 18:10 NKJV

 

The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Proverbs 18:10 KJV

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How common is common sense?

Posted By Chris Riehl on December 2, 2009

All wisdom comes from the Lord , and so do common sense and understanding.

Proverbs 2:6 CEV

 
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When I think of the dumbest things I have done in my life, in almost every situation just a bit of common sense would have made me avoid them. When we want to do something we will find justification to do it. I sometimes know what I am doing is stupid but I do it anyway because I want the short term satisfaction. I don’t pray about it because I know what God is going to tell me… Not to do it.
 
How many times have you heard someone say or have said yourself, “I knew it was wrong before I did it.” I always laugh at the cartoons that show a button that has DO NOT PUSH written on it. What happens next? The button is pressed. So why do we do stupid things when we know they are stupid before we do them?
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Have you thanked the woman in your life lately?

Posted By Chris Riehl on November 25, 2009

It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Proverbs 25:24 NKJV

 
Wedding RingsI often wondered how and when I would use this Proverb in one of the daily Proverbs. Women do not usually place this Proverb at the top of their favorites. But God has given me an opportunity to thank the woman in my life, my wife, Brandi.
 
Yesterday I started to share some of the events that have hit our family in the last two weeks. Today and tomorrow I am going to go into more detail.
 
After getting the flu a couple weeks back, I began to feel better. Two days after starting to feel like a human again, the flu came back stronger than before. My wife finds a lot of laughter in my description of my illnesses as the current one always seems to be the worst ever. Well this time we both agreed this was the worst flu I had ever had. I slept for days, losing a total of 18 pounds in 12 days.
 
Then two days into the flu comeback tour and I found out that I was going to be laid-off from my job. I can tell you for sure my wife would have been more comfortable on the corner or our roof than having to take care of her unemployed flu stricken husband. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention (more…)

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How do you get your wisdom?

Posted By Chris Riehl on November 24, 2009

By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;

Proverbs 24:3 NIV

 

Coming Soon!This is one of my favorite Proverbs. Now I admit that I have a habit of saying, that is one of my favorite Proverbs. With so many verses in Proverbs that I either relate it to something in my own life or someone from the community here, it is easy for me to accidentally water down my favorite list of Proverbs.

 
Proverbs 24:3 is one of the verses that God put on my heart as this site was being built. It’s one of the verses that are helping my wife and I understand what direction we are to go and what direction we are not to go.
 
The last two weeks have been filled with days I will not soon forget. I will go into more detail tomorrow about the challenges, problems, and difficulty we have had recently and the revelations they have led to.
 
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Where do you direct your heart?

Posted By Jonathan Crosby on November 23, 2009

Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way.

Proverbs 23:19 ESV

Where do you direct your heart?When you have adopted wise counsel and instruction as your own, when you have committed yourself to the knowledge you were given through your ears, you will be wise. You have a mind, soul, and spirit that understand and know the truth of the universe, your role in it, and what you ought to do in most situations. You have acquired prudence and understanding, but you have not yet reached your objective.

You must direct your heart – your affections, emotions, and preferences – to the things of truth and wisdom. Love is not a power outside your mind

or body that influences you. Cupid shooting arrows of desire into your heart is both pagan and stupid; such desires are only the lusts of fools. True love is the intention of your heart for some thing, and your mind must direct your love to what is wise and good, as loving God your Father.

God has defined the way you should live in the Bible…
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Is it your way or God’s way?

Posted By Dean Wall on November 21, 2009

No matter how much you know or what plans you make, you can’t defeat the Lord.

Proverbs 21:30 CEV

 
Is it your way or God's way?Don’t fight against God and his plans, rejoice in him.
 
PHILIPPIANS 4:4 NIV
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
 
No matter how bad things are around you, you can always rejoice in the Lord. God is good — even when circumstances are bad. You can look beyond the temporary problems of life and focus on the Eternal God and His goodness. You can rejoice that God loves you and that you have a home in Heaven.
 
If you only rejoice when you feel like it — and circumstances warrant it — you may never rejoice much. But you will miss a lot of joy. For when you rejoice in the Lord and focus on Him, joy begins to flow out of your inner being and strengthens you. This is God’s answer for depression. Focus on God. Rejoice in Him, and receive the spiritual strength you need to carry… (more…)

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