Blogging through Proverbs, one verse at a time!

“Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm.”
-Proverbs 3:30

First reaction when reading this verse was this – what in the world am I going to talk about here? Am I going to try to encourage people to not get into battles when there is nothing to fight over? Do we really do that? Surely we don’t really wage wars over nothing, do we?

Then I thought about it, and my second reaction was this – how in the world am I going to write about all the wars we wage over n… Continue

“Do not plan evil against your neighbor, who dwells trustingly beside you.”
-Proverbs 3:29

For a few months while in college, I had a neighbor right above me. Every Saturday and Sunday mornings, starting at about 7:00 or 8:00, he would start playing country music really loud. I doubt that would be a problem for me today, since I am an early riser, but at the time, I was working on Friday and Saturday nights until after midnight. In addition, I absolutely loath modern country music, so th… Continue

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“Do not say to your neighbor, ‘Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it’ – when you have it with you.”
-Proverbs 3:28

Not long ago, we had a terrible flood in the Houston area, and the parking lot in my apartment complex was filled with water. Almost every car parked there was a little flooded. It wasn’t bad, but everyone’s floorboards were pretty well soaked.

A lot of people helped one another out. A lot of people didn’t. Obviously, there was a difference in the results. For those w… Continue

“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.”
-Proverbs 3:27

This verse really got me thinking. I wonder if I can say that I really do this. I try to be helpful and considerate at work or at home, but am I withholding good at times?

In fact, I can name a hundred times when I do. There have been many times when I’ve been caught up at work, and I use my extra time to get a little ahead rather than help someone else catch up. At home, I jump into a… Continue