Proverbs 12:1-5
Right Thoughts Result in Right Actions
Proverbs 12:6-10
Our Chief Aim Should Be to Build Others up
Proverbs 12:11-16
Wicked Words Are The Product of An Evil Heart
Proverbs 12:17-22
Careless Words Are Harmful
Proverbs 12:20-28
A Contrast Between Diligence And Laziness
Proverbs 13:1-5
Our Speech Should be Uplifting
Proverbs 13:6-13
Pride Causes Us to Be Contentious
Proverbs 13:11-15
Following Instruction Will Spare You Sorrow
Proverbs 13:14-20
Friends Will Take You Up or Down
Proverbs 13:21-25
When Genuine Love is Questionable
Proverbs 14:1-5
No Work Means No Harvest
Proverbs 14:6-12
Fools Think Their Ways Are Right
Proverbs 14:13-17
Failing to Live by The Truth of God’s Word
Proverbs 14:18-23
It’s Important to Listen to Instruction
Proverbs 14:24-29
A Bad Temper is a Sign of Weakness
Proverbs 14:30-35
Emotions Effect Our Physical Conditon
Proverbs 15:1-5
Choose Gentle Words
Proverbs 15:6-11
Refusal to Take Correction Brings Discipline
Proverbs 15:12-15
We Feed What Our Heart Craves
Proverbs 15:16-22
Love is More Important Than Riches
Proverbs 15:23-27
Wise Leaders Always Seek Advice
Proverbs 15:28-33
The Righteous Weighs His Words Carefully
Proverbs 16:1-11
God’s Sovereignty in Shaping the World
Proverbs 16:5-11
Making Enemies to Be at Peace
Proverbs 16:12-17
Better to Have Wisdom Than Gold
Proverbs 16:18-22
Pride Goes Before Destruction
Proverbs 16:23-26
The Way That Seems Right to Man
Proverbs 16:27-33
A Whisperer Separates Friends
Proverbs 17:1-4
The Lord Tests the Hearts
Proverbs 17:5-9
Children Need to Revere Their Parents
Proverbs 17:10-14
Evil Men Seek Rebellion
Proverbs 17:15-19
A Friend Loves at All Times
Proverbs 17:20-28
A Merry Heart Is Like Medicine
Proverbs 18:1-5
With Dishonor Comes Reproach
We Feed What Our Heart Craves
Proverbs 15:12–15
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Since God can see into Hell and knows what is going on there, surely He can see into the human heart (v.11). He knows our motives, thoughts and desires. A scorner has no love for one who rebukes him; neither will he go to the wise for counsel (v. 12). Happiness and depression are issues of the heart (v. 13). What we are inwardly has more to do with our emotional state than our circumstances. A burdened heart comes from trying to carry our own sorrows and daily cares and failing to turn them over to Him who delights in bearing them for us.
We become like that which we feed on and we feed on what our hearts crave (v. 14). A person who has discernment seeks knowledge of good things while the fool feeds on foolish things. That is why we need to be very careful in what we read and what we watch on T.V. It isn’t any wonder that so many Christians never grow much spiritually and even suffer from moral and spiritual breakdown.
Those possessed by a merry heart see evidences of God’s love and faithfulness however, those depressed see dismal events that increase by the day. Those who enjoy life in spite of the circumstances have a continual feast (v. 15).
Application
The condition of our heart governs what comes into our home in the way of literature and television viewing. I have always tried to protect my family from the influence of the evil one? This is accomplished by using the on and off button of the TV and screening all the books and magazines.
Proverbs 15:12-15 (English Standard Version)
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