He who guards his lips guards his life, BUT he who speaks rashly will come to ruin. (Proverbs 13:3) Continue reading

A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, BUT a mocker does not listen to rebuke. (Proverbs 13:1) Continue reading

Isaiah 58 tells a story of religious people. They seek after God. Or so it seems. This is how God saw their devotion: “they seem eager to know my ways” and “they seem eager for their God to come near.” God further describes, “it’s as if they were a nation who does right.” Don’t miss the words seems and as Continue reading

A fool shows his annoyance at once, BUT a prudent man overlooks an insult. (Proverbs 12:16) Continue reading

This is surely one of the bigger buts in the Bible for the context in which it appears. Check out 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. The context begins, Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the Kingdom of God? It is a rhetorical question–the presumed answer is, Why of course you know this! A list of Continue reading