TRINITY The blogs on Proverbs are interrupted to mark Trinity Sunday. 2nd CORINTHIANS 13 verse 13 The grace of the Lord Jesus Messiah, the love of God and the shared life of the Holy Spirit be with you. The doctrine of the Trinity points to a mystery not a puzzle, although at times Christian thinkers […]

PROVERBS A CHAPTER A DAY CHAPTER 16 COMMENTS ARE INTERLEAVED WITH THE TEXT 16  A person is responsible to prepare his heart,     but how the tongue speaks is from the Lord THIS IS ONLY TRUE OF HONEST PEOPLE 2  All a man’s ways are pure in his own view,     but the Lord weighs the spirit. […]

PROVERBS A CHAPTER A DAY PROVERBS CHAPTER 15 MY COMMENTS ARE INTERLEAVED WITH THE TEXT 15  A gentle response deflects fury,     but a harsh word makes tempers rise. THE SECOND LINE IS TRUE AND THE FIRST IS TRUE SOMETIMES 2  The tongue of the wise presents knowledge well,     but the mouth of a fool spews […]

PROVERBS. A CHAPTER A DAY CHAPTER 14 The comments are interleaved with the verses. The text is from the Complete Jewish Version, amended by me. 14  Every wise woman builds up her household,     but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands. MOST OF US, MALE AND FEMALE, HAVE DONE THINGS THAT MIGHT […]

PROVERBS A CHAPTER A DAY PROVERBS 13 I’ve changed today from the Contemporary English Translation to the Complete Jewish Version. Again my comments are interleaved with the verses. PROVERBS 13 A son who heeds his father’s discipline is wise,     but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke. BUT CAN HE LISTEN IF HIS FATHER USES A […]

PROVERBS A CHAPTER A DAY For the ease of the reader I have interleaved my comments with the text. CHAPTER 12 To accept correction is wise,     to reject it is stupid. THIS PROVERB IS REPEATED FREQUENTLY POSSIBLY AS ADVICE TO THE READER! 2  The Lord likes everyone     who lives right,     but he punishes everyone     who […]

PROVERBS A CHAPTER A DAY CHAPTER 11 My comments are inserted between verses The Lord hates anyone     who uses false measures,     but he likes everyone     who uses honest weights. YES, WHAT ABOUT THE PACKET OF BISCUITS THAT KEEPS ITS PRICE BUT REDUCES ITS CONTENTS? 2  Arrogance can put you to shame.     It’s wiser to be […]

PROVERBS A CHAPTER A DAY Chapters 1-9 turn out to have been an introduction to this collection of folk wisdom attributed to Solomon. Detailed commentary would be boring, so my occasional comments are inserted into the text in capitals. CHAPTER 10  Here are some proverbs     of Solomon: Children with good sense     make their parents happy, […]

This blog will pursue the theme of “What we all know” by continuing a study of the book of Proverbs, which is after all important evidence for that theme, while my xtremejesus.co blog will tackle the same theme in a less disciplined way. PROVERBS A CHAPTER A DAY PROVERBS 9 9  Wisdom has built her […]

We all know that human beings invented God. As this is precisely the opposite of what my religion teaches, it’s necessary to repeat it in case some kindly reader thinks it’s just a careless mistake: we all know that human beings invented God, well in the first instance Gods, and later the single God. Gods […]