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AUGUST 24 - Standing Firm When Life Pushes Back3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:7–8; 1 Peter 3–5//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.” — Proverbs 22:7–8 (ESV)“Finally, all of you,...

AUGUST 23 - Building a Life That Lasts3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:6; 1 Peter 1–2//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” — Proverbs 22:6 (ESV)“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caus...

AUGUST 22 - Humility That Leads to Blessing3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:4–5; James 4–5//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life. Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.” — Proverbs 22:4–5 (ESV)“Submit...

AUGUST 21 - Words That Guard Your Heart3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:3; Psalm 97; James 3//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.” — Proverbs 22:3 (ESV)“The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad! Clouds and thick darknes...

AUGUST 20 - Respect That Reflects God3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:1–2; Psalm 96; James 2//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all.” — Proverbs 22:1–2 (ESV)“For all the...

AUGUST 19 - Trust Beyond Your Strength3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:30–31; James 1//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the Lord. The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.” — Proverbs 21:30–31 (ESV)“But be doers of the word, and n...

AUGUST 18 - The Power of Listening3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:28–29; Psalm 95; Hebrews 13//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“A false witness will perish, but the man who listens will speak forever. One who is often rebuked, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.” — Proverbs 21:28–29 (ESV)“Come, let us...

AUGUST 17 - True Worship Starts Inside3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:27; Hebrews 12//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination, how much more when he brings it with evil intent!” — Proverbs 21:27 (ESV)“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay asid...

AUGUST 16 - Living with Purpose3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21; Hebrews 11//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. Whoever shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.” — Proverbs 21:1,13 (ESV)“By faith Abra...

AUGUST 15 - Standing Strong with God3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:22, 24; Hebrews 9–10//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust. The proud and arrogant man—‘Scoffer’ is his name—acts with insolent fury.” — Proverbs 21:22, 24 (ESV)“For Christ...

AUGUST 14 - Guard Your Heart, Guard Your Life3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:23; Psalm 94; Hebrews 7–8//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.” — Proverbs 21:23 (ESV)“The Lord will not reject his people; he will not abandon his heritage.” — Psalm 94:14 (ESV)“Now of...

AUGUST 13 - Chasing What Truly Lasts3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:21; Hebrews 5–6//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.” — Proverbs 21:21 (ESV)“Though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles...

AUGUST 12 - Wisdom That Lasts3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:19–20; Psalm 93; Hebrews 3–4//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman. Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.” — Proverbs 21:19–20 (ESV)“Your throne...

AUGUST 11 - Choose Wisely, Live Fully3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:17–18; Hebrews 1–2//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. The wicked one is a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous for the upright.” — Proverbs 21:17–18 (ESV)“Long ago,...

AUGUST 10 - Joy in Doing What’s Right3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:15–16; Psalm 92; Philemon 1//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers. One who wanders from the way of good sense will rest in the assembly of the dead.” — Proverbs 21:15–16 (ESV)“It is good to...

AUGUST 9 - Quiet Acts, Big Impact3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:14; Titus 1–3//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.” — Proverbs 21:14 (ESV)“Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech th...

AUGUST 8 - Listening Hearts, Courageous Lives3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:13; Psalm 91; 2 Timothy 3–4//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.” — Proverbs 21:13 (ESV)“Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place—the Most High, who is my r...

AUGUST 7 - Learning the Right Way3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:11–12; 2 Timothy 1–2//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge. The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin.” — Proverbs 21:11–...

AUGUST 6 - Living with Purpose3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:9–10; Psalm 90; 1 Timothy 5–6//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.” — Proverbs 21:9–10 (ESV)“Le...

AUGUST 5 - The Right Path Matters3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:7–8; Psalm 89; 1 Timothy 3–4//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just. The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.” — Proverbs 21:7–8 (ESV)“I will sing o...

AUGUST 4 - Plans, Prayers, and Purpose3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:5–6; 1 Timothy 1–2//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.” — Proverbs 21:5–6 (...

AUGUST 3 - Hearts That Shine for God3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:4; II Thessalonians 1–3//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.” — Proverbs 21:4 (ESV)“To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve f...

AUGUST 2 - Living for What Matters3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:2–3; Psalm 88; 1 Thessalonians 4–5//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.” — Proverbs 21:2–3 (ESV)“You have put m...

AUGUST 1 - Guided by God’s Hand3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:1; 1 Thessalonians 1–3//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.” — Proverbs 21:1 (ESV)“For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but you...

JULY 31 - Strength in Every Struggle3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 20:29–30; Psalms 87; Colossians 3–4//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is their gray hair. The blueness of wounds cleanses away evil; so do stripes the inward parts of the heart.” — Proverbs 20:2...