Proverbs But ‘O The Week
The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, BUT a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. (Prov. 15:4)
The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, BUT a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. (Prov. 15:4)
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, BUT the mouth of the fool gushes folly. (Prov. 15:2)
Seven is often referred to as the number of perfection in the Bible. It’s said to represent completeness. And in simple human terms, forgiving someone of a repeated offense seven times seems […]
A soft answer turns away wrath, BUT a harsh word stirs up anger. (Proverbs 15:1)
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Recently a friend of mine learned she cannot have a child. I know that she would be a great mom. Not long ago I met a child who was sold into prostitution by her own […]
Buts in song? Isaac Watts is credited with having written somewhere near 1000 hymns for the church to sing. He was rather controversial in his day–he dared to depart from […]
One passage teemed with buts is 1 Peter 2:4-10. There you find five buts in seven verses, all focused on making one point: Jesus is the Living Stone. Jesus is: the living Stone–rejected […]
It’s all over the place in the Bible–condemnation of pride and arrogance and commendation of humility. It usually reads like this: God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Whether […]
A simple man believes anything, BUT a prudent man gives thought to his steps. (Prov. 14:15)