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PHall | June 14, 2022
Proverbs 23:31-32 has a warning against drinking – “Don’t gaze at wine because it is red, because it gleams in the cup and goes down smoothly. In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.” The wise man goes on and gives another warning in v.33 – “Your eyes will see […]
PHall | June 7, 2022
A friend pointed out that the words “listen” and “silent” have the same letters. That spelling coincidence is not useless trivia. Sometimes people are silent but don’t listen. Other times people are not silent and you can tell did not listen. “The one who gives an answer before he listens — this is foolishness and […]
PHall | September 2, 2021
I listened to a lecture on Proverbs and heard a view I will call “educated beyond my education”. That is, “Proverbs is not filled with sayings that are unique. Other Ancient Near East Wisdom literature sounds similar if not the same thoughts”. While undoubtedly such is an over generalization because Proverbs speaks of one God, […]
PHall | June 11, 2019
10) Who can find a wife of noble character? She is far more precious than jewels. 10) I found you, a worthy wife who is more precious than jewels; so why do I need to buy you jewelry? 11) The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will not lack anything good. 11) […]
PHall | October 24, 2018
Is Proverbs 22:6 a promise or a proverb? Here’s the text: “Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.” (NASB). A promise is a guarantee. A proverb is a general observation. If this is a promise, God is promising when parents do […]
PHall | May 25, 2018
(ASV) Anacrusis: 20a) My son, attend to my words A – OUTWARD MAN: (20b) Incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21a) Let them not depart from thine eyes; B – INWARD MAN: (21b) Keep them in the midst of thy heart. 22a) For they are life unto those that find them, C – OUTWARD MAN: […]
PHall | May 23, 2018
Parents: 1) If your children don’t see you busy in the kingdom; how strong and active will your children be in the Lord? 2) If your children don’t see you spending time with Christians in your home, their homes, and elsewhere; how strong will the relationships be that your children have with other believers? 3) […]
PHall | December 7, 2016
Studying with people with whom you disagree can be spiritually beneficial even if you are not having an impact on them. It can help you sharpen what you believe. By this I do not mean help you make better arguments or even remember scriptures for what you want to prove. I do mean that we […]
PHall | September 20, 2015
Ever notice how easy it is to overreact to someone overreacting? They shout so we shout them down. They call names so we call names to show them name calling is hurtful. We might even couch our insult with super-righteous: “If I were like you I could call you a (blank); but I’m not like […]
PHall | September 4, 2015
I am reading Proverbs. It is commonly thought Solomon wrote his Song in his youth, Ecclesiastes in his old age, and Proverbs as a middle aged man. If so, knowing Solomon had around 700 wives and 300 concubines when writing Proverbs, it makes the reading at time very sorrowful. For example, “Better a dry crust […]