All posts by Terry Grieve

Wake Up, Buttercup – Proverbs 4:1

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Wake Up, Buttercup
Proverbs 4:1 (NIV)

4) Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction;
pay attention and gain understanding.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Hearing your father’s advice
is your introduction to understanding.

#listen #sons #father #instruction #pay #attention #gain #understanding

How To Sleep Like A Baby – Proverbs 3:24

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How To Sleep Like A Baby
Proverbs 3:24 (NIV)

24) When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Wisdom and understanding
allow you to sleep peacefully and safely.

#you #liedown #not #afraid #your #sleep #sweet

First Adultery Then Death – Proverbs 2:18

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First Adultery Then Death
Proverbs 2:18 (NIV)

18) Surely her house leads down to death
and her paths to the spirits of the dead.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Both the path and the actions of the adulteress
wreak only of death.

#surely #her #house #leads #down #death #paths #spirits #dead

Advancing The Wise And The Discerning – Proverbs 1:5

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Advancing The Wise And The Discerning
Proverbs 1:5 (NIV)

5) let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance—

Proverbs Club Commentary

Instruction makes the Wise even wiser.
Coaching improves the discerning.

Instruction is general,
while coaching is specific and personal.

#wise #listen #add #their #learning #discerning #get #guidance

Way Of Four Things – Proverbs 30:18-19

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Way Of Four Things
Proverbs 30:18-19 (NIV)

18) “There are three things that are too amazing for me,
four that I do not understand:
19) the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a young woman.

Proverbs Club Commentary

The Way Of:
An Eagle In The Sky
A Snake On A Rock
A Ship At Sea
A Man With A Young Woman

#way #eagle #sky #snake #rock #ship #high #seas #man #young #woman