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Practical
Living wisely and godly in a fallen world.
Sermons, Commentary and Psalm Devotionals on Practical
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Proverbs 25:15
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. Can you win a person in authority? Gentleness will overcome power. What works best with a hard or angry person? Submissive yielding will defuse revenge. Here…
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Proverbs 25:20
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. Here is inspired wisdom for caring for the discouraged. It does not matter what your…
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Proverbs 25:28
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. Your success depends on ruling your spirit. Great men rule their spirits. They resist temptations to react or overreact. They…
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Proverbs 25:16
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. Moderation in all things. Too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. Extreme use of anything is…
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Proverbs 25:5
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. Wise rulers have counselors to assist in decisions. They cannot know all the details of every part of the kingdom or nation, so they…
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Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: You think outside the box? Make sure it is not the box of the government God picked for you. God chose…
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Proverbs 24:9
The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. Here are two rules of wisdom. First, foolish thoughts are sin in God’s sight. Men think their imaginations are their own, but they forget such thoughts…
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Proverbs 23:20
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: America is a land of plenty. There is extreme abundance of everything, especially to eat and drink. Never has a nation had such affordable quantity and variety. And most nations have…
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Proverbs 23:30
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. Drunkenness is sin. Drinking wine or mixed wine is not sin. Tarrying long at the wine, or drinking to excess, is the sin. Solomon gave his…
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Proverbs 22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. Hard work works! The diligent man will be promoted above average and inferior men to mingle with the prosperous and…