1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture:  1 There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphitea from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2 He had two wives; one was called Hannah and […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture:  1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture:  2 “O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows,b 3 do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings. 4″It is not for kings, O Lemuel– not for kings to drink wine, not […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture:  2 “I am the most ignorant of men; I do not have a man’s understanding. 3 I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One. 4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered up the […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture:  1 A man who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed–without remedy.2 When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan. 3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture: 1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. 2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips. 3 Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture:  1 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool. 2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest. 3 A whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey, and […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture:  1 These are more proverbs of Solomon, copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah: 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings. 3 As the heavens are high and […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture:  1 Do not envy wicked men, do not desire their company; 2 for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble. 3 By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; 4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture:  1 When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you, 2 and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony. 3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive. 4 Do not wear yourself out to […]