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MAY 9 Reading 129 SAYINGS OF THE WISE Proverbs 22:17–24:34 “My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad; my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right” (Prov. 23:15–16).Speaking directly to us, the wise of the ancient world recapture the style of chapters 1–9, of a fatherContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

MAY 8 Reading 128 SOLOMON’S WISE SAYINGS Proverbs 10:1–22:16 “The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception” (Prov. 14:8).The pithy sayings of Proverbs apply to moderns as well as to the Israelite of the ancient East. Billy Graham once said he read a psalmContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Proverbs MAY 7 Reading 127 IN PRAISE OF WISDOM Proverbs 1–9 “Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse” (Prov. 2:12).The wise person is not the individual of great intellectual achievement, but the person who makes appropriate choices in his or her daily life. To know whatContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Proverbs INTRODUCTION Proverbs is a collection of sayings that examines specific behaviors, asking whether each is wisdom or folly. The book’s pithy observations state general principles that apply to all human beings, not just to believers. Many of the sayings in this book are ascribed to Solomon (970-930 B.C.), while Proverbs 25:1 indicates the collectionContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

MAY 6 Reading 126 HALLELUJAH CHORUS Psalms 142–150“Praise Him for His acts of power; praise Him for His surpassing greatness” (Ps. 150:2).How great a contribution the Psalms make to our lives. In reading them we are led to praise the Lord. Overview Four psalms of David lift us from a desperate sense of need (Pss.Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”