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Judy Evans @JudyEv (381760) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Nov 21

The photo has nothing to do with the discussion. It’s just a pretty azalea. MyLotter Vicki (@1creekgirl) mentioned in a discussion ‘Who was it that said, "Man plans and God laughs". A similar saying I know is ‘Man proposes and...

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Zen story: Zen proverbs, or koans, are not usually the whole truth, but they can point you towards it.

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 6 Oct 20

The newly appointed Zen master, Jokron Zerhosko, at the Dohan monastery, was trying to sort out with his mind, this famously well-known Zen saying. [b]"Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and...

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Date Poem: Tuesday, February Twenty-Fifth, Two Thousand And Twenty

Stacey @xstitcher (39003) • Petaluma, California 28 Feb 20

The Fear of The Lord is the First step Toward great knowledge. The fool, however, will not take A part in That teaching. © Stacey Uffelman 2-28-20 (Based on Proverbs 1:7)

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Date Poem: Tuesday, February Eighteenth, Two Thousand And Twenty

Stacey @xstitcher (39003) • Petaluma, California 22 Feb 20

To show Fear of the Lord is not an Example of weakness; rather There can be found The greatest strength And wisdom in The loving fear shown toward Him. © Stacey Uffelman 2-22-20 (Loosely based on Proverbs 1:7)

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Who Do You Ask for Directions?

cmoneyspinner @cmoneyspinner (9218) • Austin, Texas 10 Aug 19

BACKGROUND: So the person said that they had been rudely mistreated and insulted by those professing to be Christians trying to shove their religion down his throat. By comparison, he said that he had never been treated in such...

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What are your favorite proverbs?

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9308) • Canada 21 Jun 18

I'm not talking about the "Book of Proverbs" in the bible, I mean proverbs in general. Chinese, Hindu, Tibetan, Buddhist, and/or biblical...etc. Those tidbits of wisdom that you can find comfort in or use as a GPS in life. Is...

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When Will I Learn?

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 27 Apr 18

One of my favorite Bible passages is Proverbs 3: 5-6. It reads, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths." I love these verses. It...

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Guard Your Heart (Proverbs 4)

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 9 Apr 18

Proverbs 4:23 states, "Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life." This is a verse by which I passionately try to live. I taught it over and over to my kids. I wonder how many lives would have...

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When It Is Difficult To Trust God (Proverbs 3)

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 5 Apr 18

Financial, Relational, Emotional, Political, Social: these are areas in which obstacles arise daily. Loss, betrayals, suffering, etc. comes into our lives and leaves us wondering, "Why did God allow this?" We question if He is...

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Proverbs 2-The Great Treasure Hunt

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 28 Mar 18

Has anyone ever been on a treasure hunt? They are fun. Finding the treasure is awesome, but the hunt is also rewarding. My baby brother and I used to create treasure hunts for our kids. We would get a large shoe box, decorate it,...

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When God Doesn't Come Through

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 19 Mar 18

Read Proverbs chapter 1. The focal verses for this devotional come from verses 27-30. When your terror comes like a storm, And your destruction comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you. 28 “Then they will...

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Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 1 Dec 17

It has been a rough year. Both of my parents' health has greatly deteriorated. My kids and myself have faced health issues. We have had financial set backs and challenges in our home. Our family and friends have experienced...

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Interesting and useful Latin proverbs

Sanja Ilijev @sanyai (78) • Serbia 19 Sep 17

Cognito ergo sum I know that's why I am. Scio me nihil scire meaning I know that I don't know. Latin is not live language so we often use Latin proverbs in everyday speech and almost everyone knows its meanings like in...

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Date Poem: Tuesday, June Twentieth, Two Thousand And Seventeen

Stacey @xstitcher (39003) • Petaluma, California 20 Jun 17

The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. ~Proverbs 14:27 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ The fear of the Lord is Just as fearing The earthly father, and The desire To want to please...

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 4 Jun 17

Day 268 Proverbs 25:1 Proverbs 25:1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter. 3 The...

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Proverbs 13:20--He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Jesuslovesme @MsBooklover (3974) • United States 3 May 17

None of us are perfect. The question for me is this. How do you measure wisdom and foolishness amongst your friends and decide who is someone you should not be with? We can say that a man is not a drunkard, wh*remonger, a...

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I have found a rare book in our collection ...

anthony davis @lookatdesktop (27156) • Dallas, Texas 21 Feb 17

Inside the binding of that book is the name written by hand : Jesse Jackson. The title of that book is either Proverbs for Young People or Parables for Young People. I am not sure exactly what the title of that book is, but I...

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Don't Over Stay Your Welcome, The Vikings even knew that!

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 5 Jul 16

I am quoting the following (in quotations) from a website. I'll give the link down below for reference. "Cattle know when to go home, and then from grazing cease; but a foolish man never knows his stomach’s measure." or.. Don't...

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder

PsalmOneCares @everwonderwhy (7355) 3 Jul 16

A line from a song, "Isle of Beauty, Fare Thee Well." by T.H. Bayly in the1800s. It's not even close to "I miss you soooo much!" When my husband and I were ocean away from each other for more than a month, our absence from one...

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Bible Study Over Until Fall

Marsha Cooper @marsha32 (6631) • United States 31 May 16

This is the second summer the group has decided to not hold Tuesday Bible study over the summer. Our group is so small and with travels and children out of school for summer, they just think it's best. When I say the group is...

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