Proverbs 23:4 "Do not weary yourself to gain wealth, cease from your consideration of it" This is a crucial truth – the central aim of...

Proverbs 22:4 "The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, honor, and life" the reward We must never forget that there is...

Proverbs 21:4 "Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked is sin" This verse has a number of interesting angles. One, it...

Proverbs 20:4 "The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, so he begs during the harvest and has nothing" The word sluggard is the...

Is God Asking You to Be Faithful? One of the most interesting fruits of the Spirit is faithfulness. It is so unlike most of us, but it is...

Proverbs 19:4 "Wealth adds many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend" wealth adds many friends Every person who seeks...

Proverbs 18:4 "The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook" There are three pictures of the...

Proverbs 17:4 "An evildoer listens to wicked lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue" What a person pays attention to tells a...

Proverbs 16:4 "The Lord has made everything for its own purpose. Even the wicked for the day of evil." There is much discussion about...

Proverbs 15:4 "A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but perversion in it crushes the spirit" a soothing tongue The word in Hebrew is...

Proverbs 14:4 "Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, but much revenue comes by the strength of the ox" This is a very interesting...

Proverbs 13:4 "The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the soul of the diligent is made fat" There must be more than...

3 Ways to Guard Your Kids from Poor Influences In part 1 of this blog series, I mentioned that the single greatest influence on your...

Proverbs 12:4 "An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones" This verse deals...

Proverbs 11:4 "Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death" This is referring to the Day of Judgment...

Proverbs 10:4 "Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich" poor is he who works with a negligent...

Proverbs 9:4 "Whoever is naive, let him turn in here! To him who lacks understanding she says, Come eat of my food and drink of the wine...

Proverbs 8:4 "To you, O men, I call, and my voice is the sons of men" This is an often overlooked verse in the call of wisdom. It...

Proverbs 7:4 "Say to wisdom, 'You are my sister,' and call understanding your intimate friend" Notice that there are two separate items...

Practicing Self-Control Great relationships don't just happen -- they are nurtured and developed through the use of spiritual...