Tag: wisdom
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Our Words Matter
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. (Proverbs 12:18) We have all experienced rash words aimed at us. And truly, they can cut deeply into our hearts, like a sword thrust into the flesh. They can cut so deep and be so painful at…
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Solomon’s Fall
For when Solomon was old his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. ~ 1 Kings 11:4 Solomon’s fall is tragic. Here is a man who had incredible favor from the Lord and wisdom like…
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wisdom of the age(d)
Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women… (Titus 2:3&4) Scripture teaches us that there is wisdom that can come with gray hairs. This is not a popular concept in culture today, where youth…
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wisdom calls
And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in to his mind. (2 Chronicles 9:23) We know the story. God comes to Solomon in a dream, and offers to give him whatever he asks. Solomon, recognizing the large responsibility of governing God’s people,…