OCTOBER 15, 2026 Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. In spite of the fact that in almost every verse up to this point Solomon has encouraged his readers to pursue wisdom and […]
OCTOBER 14, 2026 Proverbs 3:3-4 Let not mercy and truth forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart, and so find favor and high esteem in the sight of God and man. Put simply, Solomon tells us that a person who practices kindness will find favor in the […]
OCTOBER 12, 2026 Proverbs 3:3-4 Let not mercy and truth forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart, and so find favor and high esteem in the sight of God and man. In these verses Solomon speaks of two primary virtues that will be exhibited by those who […]
OCTOBER 11, 2026 Proverbs 3:1-2 My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commands; for length of days and long life and peace they will add to you. Today, I’d like to follow up on the issue we addressed in the previous devotion, which is the importance of hearing and […]
OCTOBER 10, 2026 Proverbs 3:1-2 My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commands; for length of days and long life and peace they will add to you. When I was growing up, like a lot of kids, I often thought that certain other kids had better lives than I […]
OCTOBER 9, 2026 Proverbs 2:21-22 The upright will dwell in the land, and the blameless will remain in it; but the wicked will be cut off from the earth, and the unfaithful will be uprooted from it. In the mid-19th century, a Scottish clergyman traveled to the Holy Land and, upon his return to his […]
OCTOBER 8, 2026 Proverbs 2:10-12, 20 When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you, to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perverse things … so you may walk in the way of goodness and keep to the […]
OCTOBER 7, 2026
Proverbs 2:10-12
When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you, to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perverse things.
Every human enters this world with an innate ability and will to resist instruction and correction. Think of the most pleasant of children and their lovable innocence; and yet even that child must be continually guided, instructed and reproved lest they become an obnoxious “monster.” In short, none are born with an inherent desire to obey. Obedience and compliance to the Will of God is something that must be cultivated and developed within us as we mature. But with God’s help and by His grace, a person can achieve a place in their life where wisdom becomes second nature to them, where before the evil inclination was our default position.
To attain this goal, it must be as Solomon says: “wisdom enters your heart.” In other words, it has to be more than an intellectual assent; it must be something that becomes an integral part of the person’s innermost being. When this occurs, the knowledge of the Truth will not be an aversion but something desirable — something “pleasant to your soul.” Furthermore, the Truth accompanied by Wisdom is able to watch over us as we navigate life. If the things of God are in our heart, immoral thoughts will be replaced with “It is written.” Heresies and perversities, issues that may have been temptations and pitfalls before, can be avoided because Wisdom will “deliver you from the way of evil.”
Like anything that is of value, particularly those things that have eternal value, none will drop into our lap. Sound wisdom must be desired, and it must be pursued. Regarding things that are precious to Him, the Creator doesn’t hand them out like candy — it imparts them to those who can be trusted with these things of value. Just as we aren’t to cast our pearls before swine and see them “ground under foot,” God doesn’t give Godly wisdom to those who would use it for their own selfish reasons; He reserves it for those who have a heart to do what is right in His eyes. If your desire is to pursue righteousness, to avoid the way of evil, and to walk upright before Your Maker, the Lord give you the wisdom you need to succeed.
OCTOBER 6, 2026 Proverbs 2:7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly Take note of the wording used by Solomon in these verses, specifically the phrase “sound wisdom.” The Hebrew word from which this wording is rendered is תושיה tushiyah, a term related to a […]
OCTOBER 5, 2026 Proverbs 2:6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. If for no other reason than God is the One who gives wisdom, it should be highly valued above any earthly possession or pursuit. Why would we not want everything that the Lord is willing to impart to […]
