Proverbs 21:5 KJV — The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. The thoughts of the diligenct tend only to plenteousness. Thoughts travel down roads called neurones. They connect, intersect, bisect and dissect one another. Diligence is an identity, a label describing a person …
Monthly Archives: November 2025
Wake up and open your eyes
Proverbs 20:13 KJV — Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. Wake up and open your eyes. Wake up. Open your eyes. See what’s going on. Get into the day. Deploy the rest of your 24 hours in a profitable way. Sow your hours …
Chastening in hope
Proverbs 19:18 KJV — Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. You chasten your kids – instruct and discipline them – while they’re kids, because you’ve got the hope that they will respond to it. Instruction and discipline are necessary for raising children to adults. Instruction …
Making room for you
Proverbs 18:16 KJV — A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. Maybe you do need a room of your own in which you can do your best work and fully express what God has put in you. But the Word promises that your gift will make room for you, …
We don’t
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Daniel 1:8 We don’t. We don’t! No. Uh, uh. We don’t do that. We …
Embrace “not saying”
Proverbs 17:28 KJV — Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. There’s a wisdom in the act of not saying. There’s a wisdom when you wrap a moment in a cloak of “not speaking”. Total silence. No erms, uhs, …
Speak the truth
Proverbs 16:13 KJV — Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right. Speak the truth. Speak what’s right. Say what needs to be said. Speak righteousness. Tune your speech to the key of the Word of God. Speak what’s right. You’ll anger some. You’ll delight Kings and influencers.
God is watching you
Proverbs 15:3 KJV — The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. God is watching you. This is not a warning or a chastisement or a throwaway admonition to “be good”. Are you kidding me? GOD, the Creator of the Universe, is watching you. Right now. He’s clicked, …
Strong confidence
Proverbs 14:26 KJV — In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. Strong confidence. Rock-solid certainty. A place of refuge. An impenetrable fortress. An all encompassing forcefield. That’s what the fear of the Lord was under the old covenant. That’s what the love of God …
Wealthy and abundant
Proverbs 13:22 KJV — A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. You are wealthy and abundant. You have more than enough, you are more than enough. You have relevance and impact across multiple generations. You are a blessing to your …