Proverbs 29:2 KJV — When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. Authority and rejoicing. They go together. And under the new covenant, rejoicing is part of how you exercise your authority.
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Abounding with blessings
Proverbs 28:20 KJV — A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. The abounding comes after being faithful. And being faithful isn’t an act but a continuous state of being. Your spirit carries the faithfulness of God. That’s who you are. Abounding in blessings …
Don’t fight the giant
1 Samuel 17:32 KJV — And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. David didn’t fight Goliath the giant. David went and fought Goliath the Philistine. This Philistine. One of many. One of those without a covenant with Yahweh…who was foolish …
If you live godly…
2 Timothy 3:12 KJV — Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. …you shall suffer persecution. The only ones not suffering persecution are those who aren’t living godly.
Wisdom copies
Proverbs 25:1 KJV — These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. Wisdom copies. Wisdom sees what’s working and copies it. Wisdom sees what isn’t working and copies “not that”. Wisdom isn’t simply about starting from zero and inventing everything. God made sure there were things present …
War, counsel, safety
Proverbs 24:6 KJV — For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. You’re fighting a war that others don’t see. It’s your war. It’s invisible. Others don’t appreciate the battles you fight just to keep showing up to be ridiculed or diminished by them. But God …
Power and luxury
Proverbs 23:2 KJV — And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. What does this verse mean in context? Analyse Hebrew and establish it in its cultural context? What would the writers audience have understood about this? Via ChatGPT: Excellent question. Proverbs 23:2 is one of those startling, …
Quick, prompt, skilled, ready
Proverbs 22:29 KJV — Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. That’s the definition of being diligent. Quick, prompt, skilled, ready. Kings, Queens and greatness are waiting on you to pursue these 4 things. Don’t chase the royal audience. Focus on being …
God is your strength
1 Samuel 15:29 KJV — And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent. What was true under the old covenant is even better under the new. God is your strength. The Holy Spirit lives in you. You are in-dwelt by the Creator. …
Now we have received
1 Corinthians 2:12 KJV — Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. You have received. Have. Past tense. That’s our posture in the new covenant regarding everything. You’re not trying to …