Daily DEVOTIONAL

Proverbs 17:15-28: Read, Learn, and Inwardly Digest

August 25, 2026

Esther 9-10, Proverbs 17:15-28, Luke 20:20-26, Philemon 12-25   Proverbs 17:15-28:   More acute, timely, and timeless wisdom from Proverbs. Read, learn, and inwardly digest!   We start with a proverb about justice:  “He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord” (17:15).   It is as bad to excuse those who do evil as…

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