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From those who leave the paths of uprightness To walk in the ways of darkness | P2-V13
The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security Proverbs 2; I die daily devotional. 13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness To walk in the ways of darkness; THOSE WHO LEAVE From those who leave the paths of uprightness… that sounds like someone experiencing apostasy. I think our commentator, Matthew Henry, would agree, but what is apostasy?…
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To deliver you from the way of evil, From the man who speaks perverse things | P2-V12
The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security Proverbs 2; I die daily devotional. 12 To deliver you from the way of evil, From the man who speaks perverse things; WAY OF EVIL Wisdom assures that disciples of the cross will be delivered from the way of evil, and people who speak perverse things. What does this mean, that…
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Discretion will guard you, Understanding will watch over you | P2-V11
The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security Proverbs 2; I die daily devotional. 11 Discretion will guard you, Understanding will watch over you, DISCRETION WILL GUARD When you think about the first part of our verse—discretion will guard you—what comes to mind, and how do you feel about it? Because I experience this discretion as coming from Someone…
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For wisdom will enter your heart And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul | P2-V10
The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security Proverbs 2; I die daily devotional. 10 For wisdom will enter your heart And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul; WISDOM WILL ENTER When we wake up everyday with an effort of directing our soul to the Kingdom of God, wisdom is stored up in the innermost part of our…
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Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity and every good course | P2-V9
The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security Proverbs 2; I die daily devotional. 9 Then you will discern righteousness and justice And equity and every good course. RIGHTEOUSNESS How do we define the nature of righteousness if we, being unrighteous, are incapable of living as such on this side of eternity? I’ll venture to say that we can be righteous…
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Guarding the paths of justice, and He preserves the way of His godly ones | P2-V8
The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security Proverbs 2; I die daily devotional. 8 Guarding the paths of justice, And He preserves the way of His godly ones. PATHS Sometimes … our paths don’t seem so clear. As I meditate on this verse, a continuation from yesterday’s verse, altogether reads: 7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He…
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He is a shield to those who walk in integrity | P2-V7
The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security Proverbs 2; I die daily devotional. 7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, SOUND WISDOM He stores up sound wisdom for the upright Job 1:1—There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was…