Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm. Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil. Proverbs 4:26-27 The last two verses in this chapter complement verse 25. And all three verses are a byproduct of verse 23. Verse 23 again states that “Above…

Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you. Proverbs 4:25 Now I know that I am beginning to sound like a broken record (for those old enough to understand that phrase), but take a peak at Proverbs 4:23 again: Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of…

Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. Proverbs 4:24 Did you ever wonder why there is so much emphasis on idle talk and gossip in the Bible? I know the “stereotype” for gossiping is women, but men are just as prone to rumors and innuendo as the ladies. Now,…

Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Proverbs 4:23 This is perhaps one of my favorite verses in the Bible for it’s the very essence of the Christian life. It’s all about the heart: what goes in, what comes out, good stuff going in, good stuff coming out. You…

My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body. Proverbs 4:20-22 The Proverbs writer was very clear that the words he spoke…