Archive · 2026
30 posts published on 30 days in April 2026, listed by the day of publication.
Proverbs 13 teaches that wisdom is shown by whether a person receives instruction, guards his mouth, walks diligently, and fears the Lord rather than chasing empty appearances. The chapter contrasts the righteous and the wicked in…
Proverbs 14 shows that wisdom and folly are built into everyday life, and each one leaves visible fruit in the home, the heart, the mouth, and the path a person walks. The chapter teaches that the wise fear the Lord, receive knowledge…
Proverbs 15 teaches that wisdom is revealed not only in what a person knows, but in how he speaks, responds, listens, and walks before God. The chapter contrasts gentle, truthful, and reverent living with harsh speech, pride, hypocrisy…
Proverbs 16 teaches that human beings may make plans, speak confidently, and judge their own ways as right, but the Lord is the one who weighs the spirit and establishes the outcome. The chapter repeatedly calls the reader away from pride…
Proverbs 17 teaches that peace, righteousness, and wise restraint are far better than outward abundance joined with strife, sin, and folly. The chapter repeatedly shows that the Lord tests hearts, sees through corrupt speech and false…
Proverbs 18 gathers weighty wisdom about the heart, the tongue, relationships, pride, wealth, justice, and the fear of the Lord. The chapter warns that a person who isolates himself, speaks rashly, or trusts in outward appearances walks…
Proverbs 19 continues the contrast between wisdom and folly by showing how integrity, patience, teachability, and the fear of the Lord lead to life, while haste, deceit, laziness, and hard-heartedness bring trouble. The chapter repeatedly…
Proverbs 20 teaches that wisdom is shown in self-control, honesty, diligence, and sober fear before the Lord, while mockery, deceit, laziness, and impulsiveness lead a person into shame and loss. The chapter repeatedly exposes hidden sin…
Proverbs 21 teaches that the Lord is sovereign over rulers, human plans, and hidden motives, and that true righteousness is measured not by appearance, but by what is right in His sight. The chapter warns that pride, oppression, deceit…
Proverbs 22 teaches that a good name, humility, teachability, and the fear of the Lord are of greater worth than riches, power, or outward advantage. The chapter warns that moral causes have real consequences: oppression, laziness, crooked…
Proverbs 23 warns against being ruled by appetite, greed, envy, and the deceptive appeal of sin, and instead calls the reader to disciplined wisdom, reverent fear of the Lord, and steadfast obedience. The chapter moves from the table of…
Proverbs 24 teaches that wisdom is stronger than brute force, and that a righteous life is built not by envy, haste, or revenge, but by disciplined understanding, restraint, and the fear of the Lord. The chapter warns against envying evil…
Proverbs 25 gathers sayings of wisdom that teach how humility, discretion, patience, truthful speech, mercy, and self-control shape a life that pleases God. The chapter warns against self-exaltation, gossip, false witness, empty boasting…
Proverbs 26 is a sober warning against folly in its many forms: stubborn foolishness, lazy excuses, meddling in strife, gossip, deceit, flattering speech, and concealed hatred. The chapter shows that folly is not harmless weakness but a…
Proverbs 27 teaches the wisdom of living with humility, honesty, faithful friendship, and practical diligence before God. The chapter warns against boasting about tomorrow, praising oneself, stirring needless anger, and neglecting the…
Proverbs 28 sets righteousness and wickedness in sharp contrast, showing that the fear of the Lord, obedience to His law, and integrity of heart bring strength, mercy, and stability, while rebellion, greed, oppression, and pride lead to…
Proverbs 29 is a weighty chapter about correction, leadership, justice, self-control, humility, and trust in the Lord. It warns that a hardened heart, corrupt rule, flattering speech, uncontrolled anger, pride, and the fear of man all…
Proverbs 30 is marked by humility before God, reverence for His pure word, and sober wisdom about the human heart. Agur begins by confessing his own smallness and ignorance, then turns the reader to the majesty of God, the trustworthiness…
Proverbs 31 begins with a mother’s solemn instruction to a king, warning him against moral weakness, clouded judgment, and the failure to defend the afflicted, and calling him instead to righteous rule and care for the poor and needy. The…
Ecclesiastes 1 opens with Solomon’s sober declaration that life “under the sun,” when viewed apart from the fear of God and His eternal purpose, is marked by vanity, weariness, and repetition. The chapter contrasts the constant cycles of…
Ecclesiastes 2 continues Solomon’s search for meaning by testing pleasure, laughter, great works, wealth, possessions, music, and every visible form of earthly success. He withholds little from himself, yet concludes that these things also…
Ecclesiastes 3 teaches that God has appointed times and seasons for the events of human life, and man does not rule these moments as he imagines. The chapter moves through the contrasts of life—birth and death, planting and uprooting…
Ecclesiastes 4 turns from personal striving to the painful realities of oppression, envy, isolation, and unstable human honor in a fallen world. Solomon sees the tears of the oppressed and the lack of comfort for those who suffer, exposing…
Ecclesiastes 5 calls man to reverence, restraint, and honesty before God, especially in worship and in the making of vows. Solomon warns against careless speech, religious rashness, and the empty multiplication of words, showing that God…
1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it [is] common among men: 2 A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to…
Ecclesiastes 7 teaches that wisdom is not found in shallow pleasure, outward ease, or quick reactions, but in sober reflection before God. Solomon shows that sorrow, rebuke, and the house of mourning can teach a man more deeply than…
Ecclesiastes 8 teaches that wisdom helps a person walk carefully in a world where authority, injustice, delay, and human limitation often cause confusion. The chapter urges people to act with reverence, patience, and discernment, even when…
Ecclesiastes 9 teaches that death comes to all, and under the sun no man can secure his future by wisdom, strength, or righteousness alone. The chapter strips away false confidence in earthly control and calls the living to sober, active…
Ecclesiastes 10 shows how a little folly can corrupt what once appeared wise, honorable, or strong. The chapter warns that rulers, servants, laborers, and ordinary men all suffer when wisdom is neglected and foolishness is given room to…
Ecclesiastes 11 teaches that a man must live with diligence, generosity, and courage even though he cannot control outcomes or fully understand the work of God. The chapter warns against paralyzing overanalysis, showing that the one who…