Building Blocks of Character: Using the Book of Proverbs in Daily LifeHave you ever wondered what the Book of Proverbs contains? If you are already familiar with it, have you wondered how these short, wise sayings could make your life and relationships more successful? The author has organized this book of the Bible into categories, such as emotions, behavior, relationships, communication, and finances, which are issues we face on a daily, if not hourly, basis. "How can I better my marriage?" "How can I stop anger from ruining my life?" "What can I do to better manage my finances?" This book answers your questions in an easy-to-read, easy-to-apply manner by giving examples from the author's personal and professional experiences as a psychotherapist. You've never seen it explained in this way before! Come, read, and start making changes immediately. |
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Page 192 - Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching
Page 191 - Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
Page 232 - Do not look at wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. At the last it bites like a serpent, and stings like an adder. Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind utter perverse things. You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea. Like one who lies on the top of a mast. 'They struck me...
Page 226 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge him, And he will make your paths straight.
Page 77 - Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
Page 117 - Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
Page 118 - Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Page 6 - If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
Page 244 - Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your unfailing love; according to Your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are proved right when You speak and justified when You judge.