In my experience, those who plow injustice and those who sow trouble reap the same (Job 4:8 CSB). There are consequences to sin. We know that God is not mocked and whatever we sow we shall also reap. But it is not necessarily true that everything a man reaps is a...

For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has happened to me (Job 3:25 CSB). In this chapter, Job feels the pain and agony of his situation, irrationally questioning his birth and regretfully wishing that he had never been born. He let fear creep inside and...

Then they sat on the ground with him seven days and nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw that his suffering was very intense. (Job 2:13 CSB) Job’s friends got it right by saying nothing, sitting with him in silence, and just being there to...

Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped, saying: “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked will I  leave this life. The Lord gives, and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.” (Job...

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised (Proverbs 31:30 CSB). King Lemuel’s mother noted the passing nature of outer beauty and the deceitful nature of manipulative charm. In contrast to this, note that a woman who fears the Lord has...

Every word of God is pure; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Don’t add to his words, or he will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar (Proverbs 30:5,6 CSB). Agur valued God’s Word as being completely true, and because it is true,...

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise person holds it in check (Proverbs 29:11 CSB). It is the nature of the fool to think that everyone is interested in his feelings, and there is some sort of obligation for the fool to reveal to everyone exactly...

Better the poor person who lives with integrity than the rich one who distorts right and wrong (Proverbs 28:6 CSB). Some people become rich by taking advantage of others financially, with little regard for honesty and fairness. God will protect and be on the side of those who are humble...

Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens another (Proverbs 27:17 CSB). A piece of iron can sharpen another piece of iron, and it usually happens by striking the pieces together, with friction from one piece to the other, creating heat and causing sparks to fly. This is reminiscent of the...

As a dog that returns to his vomit, so also a fool repeats his foolishness (Proverbs 26:11 CSB). This chapter continues in the nature of the fool and the lazy man. A fool will normally not change his ways unless he has some sort of catastrophic event that causes the...