The Bible – Old Testament Proverbs Chapter 4 1 1 Hear, O children, a father’s instruction, be attentive, that you may gain understanding! 2 Yes, excellent advice I give you; my teaching do not forsake. 3 When I was my father’s child, frail, yet the darling of my mother, 4 He taught me, and said to… Seguir leyendo Proverbs – Chapter 4

The Bible – Old Testament Proverbs Chapter 5 1 1 My son, to my wisdom be attentive, to my knowledge incline your ear, 2 That discretion may watch over you, and understanding may guard you. 3 The lips of an adulteress drip with honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; 4 But in the end… Seguir leyendo Proverbs – Chapter 5

The Bible – Old Testament Proverbs Chapter 6 1 1 2 My son, if you have become surety to your neighbor, given your hand in pledge to another, 2 You have been snared by the utterance of your lips, caught by the words of your mouth; 3 So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you… Seguir leyendo Proverbs – Chapter 6

The Bible – Old Testament Proverbs Chapter 7  1 My son, keep my words, and treasure my commands. 2 Keep my commands and live, my teaching as the apple of your eye; 3 Bind them on your fingers, write them on the tablet of your heart. 4 Say to Wisdom, «You are my sister!» call… Seguir leyendo Proverbs – Chapter 7

The Bible – Old Testament Proverbs Chapter 8 1 1 Does not Wisdom call, and Understanding raise her voice? 2 On the top of the heights along the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand; 3 By the gates at the approaches of the city, in the entryways she cries aloud: 4 «To you, O… Seguir leyendo Proverbs – Chapter 8

The Bible – Old Testament Proverbs Chapter 10 1 1 The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes his father glad, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother. 2 Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but virtue saves from death. 3 The LORD permits not the just to hunger, but the craving of the wicked… Seguir leyendo Proverbs – Chapter 10

The Bible – Old Testament Proverbs Chapter 11 1 False scales are an abomination to the LORD, but a full weight is his delight. 2 When pride comes, disgrace comes; but with the humble is wisdom. 3 The honesty of the upright guides them; the faithless are ruined by their duplicity. 4 1 Wealth is useless… Seguir leyendo Proverbs – Chapter 11

The Bible – Old Testament Proverbs Chapter 12 1 He who loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. 2 The good man wins favor from the LORD, but the schemer is condemned by him. 3 No man is built up by wickedness, but the root of the just will never be… Seguir leyendo Proverbs – Chapter 12

The Bible – Old Testament Proverbs Chapter 13 1 A wise son loves correction, but the senseless one heeds no rebuke. 2 From the fruit of his words a man eats good things, but the treacherous one craves violence. 3 He who guards his mouth protects his life; to open wide one’s lips brings downfall.… Seguir leyendo Proverbs – Chapter 13

The Bible – Old Testament Proverbs Chapter 14 1 Wisdom builds her house, but Folly tears hers down with her own hands. 2 He who walks uprightly fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways spurns him. 3 In the mouth of the fool is a rod for his back, but the… Seguir leyendo Proverbs – Chapter 14