💥 Podcast: Part 3: The Proverbs of Solomon

 

(This podcast was previously published on, December 10, 2021) 

 

It works very well to read an entire chapter of Proverbs and highlight verses which you wish to get more deeply in you to help you in today's life.

This Podcast contains highlights of verses from Proverbs 15 through Proverbs 31 some of which are as follows:

Proverbs 15

1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is HIS delight.

9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but HE loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

Proverbs 16

3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

7 When a man's ways please the LORD, HE maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth HIS way preserveth his soul.

18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 17

1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

Proverbs 18

8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.  (spiritual gift from God)

22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

Proverbs 19

8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth HIS ways shall die.

21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

Proverbs 20

1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and HE shall save thee.

Proverbs 21

1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: HE turneth it whithersoever HE will.

3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.

Proverbs 22

3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 23

4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Proverbs 24

3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

Proverb 25

19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

Proverbs 26

8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

Proverbs 27

 

1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Proverbs 28

1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

Proverbs 29

4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

5  A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Proverb 30

5 Every word of God is pure: HE is a shield unto them that put their trust in HIM.

6 Add thou not unto HIS words, lest HE reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Proverb 31

10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

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💥 Scriptures shared by members of the body of Christ:

 

Psalm 71:1  In THEE, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.

 

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Psalm 128:1-2  Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in HIS ways.

 

2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. 

 

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Proverbs 19:21  There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

 

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Proverbs 4:26-27  Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

 

27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

 

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Psalm 121:1-2  I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

 

2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
 

 

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💥 Acts 1 (Reading through the BIble)

 

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 

² Until the day in which He was taken up, after that He through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom He had chosen:

³ To whom also He shewed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

⁴ And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith He, ye have heard of Me.

⁵ For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

⁶ When they therefore were come together, they asked of Him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

⁷ And He said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in His own power.

⁸ But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

⁹ And when He had spoken these things, while they beheld, He was taken up; and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

¹⁰ And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; ¹¹ Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven.

¹² Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.

¹³ And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

¹⁴ These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brethren.


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¹⁵ And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) ¹⁶ Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. ¹⁷ For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
¹⁸ Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
¹⁹ And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.  ²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.

²¹ Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, ²² Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that He was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of His resurrection.

²³ And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, ²⁵ That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

²⁶ And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

(Note:  The 12th apostle was not Paul but was Matthais.  At the time they were gathered here, Paul was persecuting the followers of Jesus.  Paul is not the last apostle but rather one of the first of those NT apostles called by Jesus.  Ephesians 4)

Ephesians 4:11-12 ... after Jesus arose ... HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

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💥 Hymn: Standing on the promises

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1.  Standing on the promises of Christ my King, 
Through eternal ages let His praises ring,
Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,
Standing on the promises of God.

Chorus:

Standing, standing,
Standing on the promises of Christ my Savior;
Standing, standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God.


2.   Standing on the promises that cannot fail,
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
By the living Word of God I shall prevail,
Standing on the promises of God.

3.  Standing on the promises I now can see
Perfect, present cleansing in the blood for me;
Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free,
Standing on the promises of God.

4.  Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,
Bound to Him eternally by love’s strong cord,
Overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,
Standing on the promises of God.

5.  Standing on the promises I shall not fall,
List’ning every moment to the Spirit’s call.
Resting in my Savior as my All in all,
Standing on the promises of God.

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The following scripture pertains to this hymn:

Joshua 1:5   I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Matthew 28:20   lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.


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v. 2   By the living Word of God I shall prevail,

The living word is that word that comes down to us from heaven.  It is put into our mind by God by HIS Spirit, by the Spirit of Jesus.  By this "living word" we know what to do.

John 6   Jesus says:

32-33   My Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.  For the bread of God is HE which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

48-51   I (The Word) am that bread of life.  Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.  I am the living bread which came down from heaven:

Jesus, The Word, is the Word that comes down from heaven.  The living word of God is the word spoken to us by the Spirit of God.  By His Spirit, God will bring to our mind ideas that show us what to do, or scriptures which show us what to do.  And when it is that Word of God, it will never fail.  We can put our trust in what we have heard from God by His Spirit.   

The living word of God is just exactly that, living, because it pertains to the exact subject we are dealing with at that moment in time. 

We can hunt for a scripture and fail. Or we can try to figure out what to do and fail. 

But we will not fail when it is the Holy Spirit bringing the concept or a scripture to our mind to guide us in the matter at hand. 

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Here are promises from Jesus concerning the work the Holy Spirit will do for us.

John 14:26    But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 16:13    Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself (of His own thinking); but whatsoever He shall hear (from God), that shall He speak: and He will shew you things to come.


4 things the Holy Spirit does for the believer:

- HE teaches us all things. (secular and spiritual)
- HE reminds us of all Jesus has said to us through scripture, dreams, concepts
- HE guides us into all truth.  (often one thing at a time ... you do the first thing ... then a second idea comes and you do that ... on until the matter is resolved)
- HE shows us things to come.  (often by dreams ... sometimes by just knowing)


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v. 3   Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free,  

We are freed every time we have a word from God brought to our mind by His Spirit, and when we believe and act on that word in the midst of the trial or temptation.     


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v. 4   Overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,

God speaks to each of His children by His Spirit which lives inside each child.  The Holy Spirit brings thoughts from God to our minds to show us the way of God and the will of God as we live on this earth.

We overcome the trials and temptations of this present earth as we hear from the Holy Spirit daily, and take appropriate action to the instruction given by the Spirit.

You do have to be careful.  For the devil will try to imitate God and bring thoughts to your mind which are opposite to the way God wants you to go.  And often our own fleshly preferences will bring thoughts to us which seem good to us, but are opposite to the way God wants us to go. 

James 3:14-16   ... But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.  This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.  For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

So if that is the case, you must repent and pray for God to correct your own heart.  For you will not likely to be able to hear correctly until you are corrected.

Otherwise:  Prove all things by prayer and Bible.  If you will ask God to confirm the way to go and to make it clear to you which thought is HIS, and if you will take time before you act, it will be made clear to you which thought is from God.  Also in the Bible we have a scripture which tells us how to recognize the wisdom that is from God.

James 3:17   But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

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v. 5   List’ning every moment to the Spirit’s call.
Resting in my Savior as my All in all,

Once we have established that a thought is from God, we must focus on that thought and rest in that word that we have heard from God concerning the matter at hand after doing that instruction in an appropriate way.  Often, we have to keep that word before us day and night to be strong enough to continue in that direction.  

Joshua 1:8-9   This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. 

Have not I commanded thee? 

(When God brings a word to our mind by HIS Spirit or when a scripture is made to stand out to us, that is God "commanding" us and we think on that word, taking action when needed, according to that word.)

Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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💥 Podcast: Part 2: The Proverbs of Solomon

 

(This podcast was previously published on, December 9, 2021) 

 

(Excerpts)

Proverbs 7

1 My son, keep MY words, and lay up MY commandments with thee.

2 Keep MY commandments, and live; and MY law as the apple of thine eye.

3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

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Proverbs 8

6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of MY lips shall be right things.

7 For MY mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to MY lips.

8 All the words of MY mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

10 Receive MY instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

21 That I may cause those that love ME to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

32 Now therefore hearken unto ME, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep MY ways.

33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

34 Blessed is the man that heareth ME, watching daily at MY gates, waiting at the posts of MY doors.

35 For whoso findeth ME findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.

36 But he that sinneth against ME wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate ME love death.

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Proverbs 9

6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

11 For by ME thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

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Proverbs 10

19  In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

22  The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and HE addeth no sorrow with it.

24  The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

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Proverbs 11

1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is HIS delight.

2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

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Proverbs 12

1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

2 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will HE condemn.

10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

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Proverbs 13

3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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Proverbs 14

12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

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💥 Scriptures shared by members of the body of Christ:

 

Psalm 121:5  The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.

  

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 Psalm 5:8  Lead me, O Lord, in THY righteousness because of mine enemies; make THY way straight before my face.
 

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Luke 6:30-31  Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

 

31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
 

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James 1:26  If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

 

bridle - to restrain; to keep under control

 

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Proverbs 29:25  The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

 

 

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💥 John 21 (Reading through the Bible)

 

After these things Jesus shewed Himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed He Himself.

² There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of His disciples.

³ Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.

⁴ But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

⁵ Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat?

They answered him, No.

⁶ And He said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find.

They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

⁷ Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord.

Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

⁸ And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.

⁹ As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

¹⁰ Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.

¹¹ Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

¹² Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine.

And none of the disciples durst ask Him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

¹³ Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.

¹⁴ This is now the third time that Jesus shewed Himself to His disciples, after that HE was risen from the dead.


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¹⁵ So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me more than these?

He saith unto Him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.

HE saith unto him, Feed My lambs.

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¹⁶ HE saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me?

He saith unto Him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.

HE saith unto him, Feed My sheep.


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¹⁷ HE saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me?

Peter was grieved because He said unto him the third time, Lovest thou Me? And he said unto Him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee.

Jesus saith unto him, Feed My sheep.


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¹⁸ Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

¹⁹ This spake He, signifying by what death he should glorify God.

And when He had spoken this, He saith unto him, Follow Me.

²⁰ Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on His breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

²¹ Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?

²² Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou Me.

²³ Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

²⁴ This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.

²⁵ And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written.  Amen.

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💥 Podcast: Part 1: Proverbs: The wisdom God gives to Solomon

(This podcast was previously published on, December 8, 2021) 

 

I Kings 3

5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

Solomon asked God to give him a wise heart whereby he could communicate with the great nation of Israel.

10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

And God answered:

12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

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When I read this as a new Christian in 1975, and when I understood that Solomon wrote Proverbs for us, I knew this contained a type of godly wisdom that I wanted as a Christian.  So I began reading The Book of Proverbs and meditating in many of the sayings to enable me to do these things.

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Proverbs 1

1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

(Psalm 111:10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do HIS commandments: HIS praise endureth for ever.)

8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:

14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:

15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

23 Turn you at MY reproof: behold, I will pour out MY spirit unto you, I will make known MY words unto you.

24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

25 But ye have set at nought all MY counsel, and would none of MY reproof:

26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

28 Then shall they call upon ME, but I will not answer; they shall seek ME early, but they shall not find ME:

29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

30 They would none of MY counsel: they despised all MY reproof.

31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

33 But whoso hearkeneth unto ME shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

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I saw that which we must do is hear what God has to say and follow HIS instructions, doing that word!

I spent many months on different proverbs, putting these instructions into my own life by doing these instructions.

To record these on this Podcast and to speak of that which God showed me, was like to revisit an old friend!

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Proverbs 2

1 MY son, if thou wilt receive MY words, and hide MY commandments with thee;

2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of HIS mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: HE is a buckler (shield) to them that walk uprightly.

8 HE keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of HIS saints.

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Proverb 3

5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge HIM, and HE shall direct thy paths.

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

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Included on this podcast are the following:

Proverbs of Solomon: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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💥 Scriptures shared by members of the body of Christ:

 

1 Corinthians 2:14-16  But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

 

15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

 

16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

 

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Psalm 111:2-4  The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

 

3 HIS work is honourable and glorious: and HIS righteousness endureth for ever.

 

4 HE hath made HIS wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

 

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Philippians 3:3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

 

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2 Peter 3:10-14 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

 

11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

 

12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

 

13 Nevertheless we, according to HIS promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

 

14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.

 

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Psalm 39:6-7  Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

 

7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in THEE.

 

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💥 John 20 (Reading through the Bible)

 

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

² Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid Him.

³ Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.

⁴ So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

⁵ And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.

⁶ Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,⁷ And the napkin, that was about His head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.

⁸ Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

⁹ For as yet they knew not the scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.

¹⁰ Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.

¹¹ But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, ¹² And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

¹³ And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou?

She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid Him.

¹⁴ And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

¹⁵ Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou?

She, supposing Him to be the gardener, saith unto Him, Sir, if thou have borne Him hence, tell me where thou hast laid Him, and I will take Him away.

¹⁶ Jesus saith unto her, Mary.

She turned herself, and saith unto Him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

¹⁷ Jesus saith unto her, Touch Me not; for I am not yet ascended to My Father: but go to My brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto My Father, and your Father; and to My God, and your God.

¹⁸ Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things unto her.

¹⁹ Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

²⁰ And when He had so said, He shewed unto them His hands and His side.

Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

²¹ Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you.

²² And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

²³ Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

²⁴ But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

²⁵ The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord.

But he said unto them, Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe.

²⁶ And after eight days again His disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.

²⁷ Then saith HE to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold My hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into My side: and be not faithless, but believing.

²⁸ And Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and my God.

²⁹ Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

³⁰ And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book:

³¹ But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus (The Word) is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name (The Word).

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