The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a person who listens to advice is wise. Proverbs 12:15 NASB Advice – “Let me give you some advice.” How many times have you heard that? How many times have you said it? It even looks as if the Bible endorses such actions. After…
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 NASB Trust – Movies have plots. They are usually accompanied by subtle forewarning clues. There are no extraneous persons in the story. That incidental character who just happens to…
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 NASB Acknowledge – Let’s have some fun today. We want to think about the Hebrew idea of knowing. It’s not the same as our Western idea. To get the…
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 NASB Acknowledge– I’m not sure this particular rendition of yādaʿ really captures what we need to know (ah, a pun). yādaʿ is the verb translated “acknowledge,” but “acknowledge” seems too weak. After all,…
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV Bǝtach el-Adonai bǝchol-libecha vǝel-biynat’cha al-tisha’en Bǝchol-dǝracheycha da’eyhu vǝhu yǝyasher orchoteycha. It’s funny how things often come to me when I’m in the shower,…
Trust in YHWH with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; know Him in all your ways, and He makes all your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 ISR Your own understanding – There is nothing common about common sense. From a biblical point of view, common sense is just another form of arrogant…
