#proverbs

Just like most proverbs the world over, most of us have probably heard all Philippine proverbs throughout our childhood—usually in the form of scolding or warnings from our parents. Most have been handed

¡Holis Comunidad! ¿Qué tal todo? ¿Cómo se encuentran panitas? JAJAJA. Disculpen, pero ayer en la noche estuvo todo muy movido con estos términos venezolanos. Les cuento que ahora existe un juego llamado

The title of this blog post is from Proverbs 16:18. Which when push comes to shove, is my favourite verse in all of scripture. There is something about it, that reminds me of the great controversy between

"Who is it that touched me?" Christ asks when thronged by a milling crowd. Peter asks him why he asks, seeing that the crowd presses so closely. Yet there was a transfer of virtue in that touch,

Although it was released in 2006, only recently I read the book "Um Defeito de Cor" (A Color Defect, in direct translation so it has not been officially an English version) by Ana Maria Gonçalves.

On this little Christian walk I take part in, I do a daily devotional exercise. In fact, some of you know about it because you have actually joined me in it over the years. A group of us in the Kingdom

Proverbs 11:13 #dbuzz #hive #biblereading #proverbs

Hey Everyone . Hope you are doing well . I had so much fun creating the first list . These old proverbs in malayalam kinda of make sense . But when translated to english it gives it a totally different

Where i come from there is are a lot interesting and funny and weird proverbs . Its in our local language Malayalam . #askonleo #comedy #comedyonleo #quotesonleo #proverbs My Favorite Ones translated in

A proverb is something that our elder persons like our grandfather and grandmother used to say in short form of what the life is like with their experience. I myself know some of it and today I'm gonna

This appeared in my neighborhood in August: "The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion." -- Proverbs 28:1 (King James Version) // The text on the page is in Spanish

In my previous post about the Japanese "Iroha Karuta" playing card game I looked at a common proverb used to illustrate the tenth card in the sequence. The tenth card illustrates the tenth syllable

A lot of the local trains that head out of Hiroshima Station on the JR Sanyo line that takes you past Miyajima terminate at Iwakuni. Iwakuni is famous for its picturesque Kintaikyo Bridge (I should really

Sometimes, the Proverbs are downright perplexing. Such is the case with Proverbs 13:22. A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

Proverbs 13:21 has a difficult message for sinners. Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous. The problem is, all of us are sinners--including you, me, and the Pope. Well,

Jim Rohn is famous for one catch phrase that millions of people have internalized: You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Never mind the stark impossibility of calculating

Proverbs 13:19 is a very simple aphorism. It contrasts the fulfillment of desire with turning from evil, an interesting comparison. At first glance, it might be taken to mean that happiness is life's highest

Proverbs 13:18 is a difficult verse to reflect on, but for a different reason than many other verses may pose problems. It reads: Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds

Give [your enemy] food to eat. . . . In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head. Proverbs 25:21–22 Dan endured daily beatings from the same prison guard. He felt compelled by Jesus to love

Proverbs 13:14 is fairly straightforward, but not for those who can't, or won't, think spiritually. Within it, there is a single declaration: The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one