Tag: Proverbs

… And Pray.

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He who is void of wisdom despises his neighbor: but a man of understanding holds his peace. Proverbs 11:12 (MEV)

Here we learn a definition we ought to have define our personal lives.

What we learn from this verse is a simple solution to many questions thrown at us day after day. The answer is this: Pray for wisdom and shut your mouth! Living a peaceful lifestyle truly takes time and practice, but if there is one thing we need to practice, time and again, it is the art of binding unnecessary words that quickly stir up strife, destroy relationships, and ruin the sweet testimony of Jesus Christ. Read more

Shut Your Face

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If you have been foolish in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand on your mouth. Proverbs 30:32

In other words … stop talking; shut up. Pretty simple instructions here, huh. So why is it so hard to stop our lips from running? Sometimes it’s easy. Sometimes it’s a breeze. Sometimes we wonder why other people have such a hard time with simply zipping it.

Sometimes we fail. Sometimes we don’t think twice about reining in our words until later that day when we think to ourselves, “Uh. I probably shouldn’t have said that.” Sometimes. Read more