Devotionals

Wisdom is life and health Wisdom is everlasting

Proverbs 4:20-27 Proverbs 8:1-9

20. My son attend unto my words: incline 1. Doth not wisdom cry? and

thine ear unto my sayings. understanding put forth

21. Let them not depart from thine eyes; her voice?

keep them in the midst of thine heart. 2. She standeth in the top

22. For they are life unto those that find of high places, by the way

them and health to all their flesh. in the places of the paths.

23. Keep thine heart with all diligence; 3. She crieth at the gates, at

for out of it are the issues of life. the entry of the city, at the

24. Put away from thee a froward mouth, coming in at the doors.

and perverse lips put far from thee. 4. Unto you, O men, call;

25. Let thine eyes look right on, and let and my voice is to the sons

thine eyelids look straight before thee. of man.

26. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all 5. O ye simple, understand

thy ways be established. wisdom: and ye fools, be

27. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left ye of an understanding

remove thy foot from evil. heart.

6. Hear, for I will speak of

excellent things; and the

opening of my lips shall be

right things.

7. For my mouth shall

speak truth; and wicked-

ness is an abomination

to my lips.

8. All the words of my

mouth are in righteous-

ness; there is nothing

froward or perverse in

them.

9. They are plain to him

that understandeth, and

right to them that find

knowledge.