Day 5 Aug 2010 a Daily Proverb

aDailyProverb | August 5, 2010

Why should you allow strangers to take advantage of you? Why be exploited by those who care nothing for you? Proverbs 5:10 MSG   Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; Proverbs 5:10 KJV   aDailyProverb.com

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Are you slow to speak

Dean Wall | May 17, 2010

Even fools seem smart when they are quiet. Proverbs 17:28 CEV   Be Slow To Speak JAMES 1:19 NIV 19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,   How many times have you said something and later regretted it? Too often [...]

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Do you refresh others?

Charles Spurgeon | March 11, 2010

A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25 NIV   We are here taught the great lesson, that to get, we must give; that to accumulate, we must scatter; that to make ourselves happy, we must make others happy; and that in order to become spiritually vigorous, we [...]

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Are you a true friend?

aDailyProverb | November 11, 2009

A gossip tells everything, but a true friend will keep a secret. Proverbs 11:13 CEV   People who gossip may appear to have a lot of friends because they will always have people around them to hear the latest scoop. How many true friends do they have though? We all need to get things off our chest [...]

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Why do the rich have more friends than the poor?

Jonathan Crosby | September 14, 2009

The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends. Proverbs 14:20 NIV   Money lies! Money corrupts! This proverb represents Solomon’s sad observation of human selfishness: men are friendly for what they can get from others. Even a poor man’s neighbors hate him, because he is of no use to [...]

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Why do people co-sign for a loan?

aDailyProverb | August 17, 2009

It’s stupid to guarantee someone else’s loan. Proverbs 17:18 CEV   Co-signing for a loan has become stardard practice but the Bible advises against it. Dave Ramsey is an author and radio host who teaches about money and staying out debt. He uses a lot of Bible verses and Proverbs to warn against money myths [...]

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Do you understand your close friend?

Chris Riehl | August 7, 2009

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” And call understanding your intimate friend; Proverbs 7:4 NKJV With more understanding, I gain more friends and relationships. I use to really struggle with putting God before my family. Thinking of how faithful Abraham was and his son Isaac, added to this struggle. I am learning that when God [...]

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