Daily DEVOTIONAL

Proverbs 14:1-18: It Is Wiser to Be Wise

August 18, 2026

Nehemiah 12, Proverbs 14:1-18, Luke 18:31-43, Titus 1:1-9   Proverbs 14:1-18:   This is divided into two sections, one dealing with a contrast with folly and wisdom, and the other delving more into the emotive aspects of the same theme. In both cases the point is: it is wiser to be wise! The first section contrasts folly with wisdom in…

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Judges 20-21: No King

April 22, 2024
Judges 20-21, Psalm 91, Mark 8:22-30, 1 Corinthians 14:26-40 Judges 20-21: The last line of today’s reading once again summarizes the chaos that is unfolding upon Israel: “In those days there was no ...
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Judges 19: Shock

April 21, 2024
Judges 19, Psalm 90, Mark 8:14-21, 1 Corinthians 14:1-25 Judges 19: Judges 19 begins with the repeated warning that things are decaying: “In those days there was no king in Israel” (v. 1). ...
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Judges 17-18: Idolatry

April 20, 2024
Judges 17-18, Psalm 89:19-52, Mark 8:1-13, 1 Corinthians 13 Judges 17-18: Matthew Henry comments about this part of the story of Judges that “spiritual distempers are not so soon cured as caught.” It ...
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Judges 16: Blind!

April 19, 2024
Judges 16, Psalm 89:1-18, Mark 7:24-37, 1 Corinthians 12:14-31 Judges 16: The famous story, beautifully traced out in Milton’s Samson Agonistes, is a lesson to all who think that morality does not matter ...
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Judges 13-15: Character Faults

April 18, 2024
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Judges 10-12: Foolish Vow

April 17, 2024
Judges 10-12, Psalm 87, Mark 6:45-56, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 Judges 10-12: A similar pattern—the downward spiral—begins again. Tola (10:1-2) and then Jair (10:3-5) rise to lead Israel for long years, but afterwards Israel ...
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