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SEPTEMBER 24 - Taste and See True Wisdom3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:13–14; 2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: if you find it, there is a future, and your hop...

SEPTEMBER 23 - Courage to Step In3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:11–12; 2 Samuel 23//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, ‘Behold, we did not know this,’ does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps...

SEPTEMBER 22 - Courage When Life Gets Tough3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:10; Psalms 109; 2 Samuel 21–22//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.” — Proverbs 24:10 (ESV)“For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.” —...

SEPTEMBER 21 - Wisdom Over Pride3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:7–9; 2 Samuel 20//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth. He who devises to do evil will be called a schemer. The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord.” — Proverbs 24:7–9 (ESV)“But Joa...

SEPTEMBER 20 - Wisdom in Every Battle3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:5–6; 2 Samuel 18–19//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might, for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.” — Proverbs 24:5–6 (ESV)“David mourned...

SEPTEMBER 19 - Building a Life That Lasts3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:3–4; Psalms 108; 2 Samuel 17//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.” — Proverbs 24:3–4 (ESV)“O God, my heart is steadfas...

SEPTEMBER 18 - When Life Feels Unfair3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 24:1–2; Psalms 107; 2 Samuel 16//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them; for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.” — Proverbs 24:1–2 (ESV)“Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to...

SEPTEMBER 17 - The Choices That Shape You3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:29–35; 2 Samuel 15; Psalm 3//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who linger long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine… Do not l...

SEPTEMBER 16 - Guard Your Heart3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:26–28; 2 Samuel 14//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways. For a prostitute is a deep pit; an adulteress is a narrow well.” — Proverbs 23:26–27 (ESV)“Then Joab sent a wise woman from Tekoa to speak to the king...

SEPTEMBER 15 - Finding Joy in the Right Place3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:24–25; 2 Samuel 13//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.” — Proverbs 23:24–25 (ESV)“Amnon loved Tamar his sister. But Amnon was so frustrated that he became an...

SEPTEMBER 14 - When Choices Matter3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:22–23; 2 Samuel 11–12//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.” — Proverbs 23:22–23 (ESV)“Then Nathan said...

SEPTEMBER 13 - Choose Wisely, Live Fully3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:19–21; Psalms 106; 1 Chronicles 20//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way. Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty.”...

SEPTEMBER 12 - Eyes on the Prize3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:17–18; Psalms 105; 2 Samuel 10; 1 Chronicles 19//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Do not let your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day. Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.” — Proverbs 23:17–18 (ESV)“He rememb...

SEPTEMBER 11 - The Power of a Loving Heart3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:15–16; 2 Samuel 9//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“My son, if your heart is wise, my heart will rejoice—yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.” — Proverbs 23:15–16 (ESV)“Then David said, ‘Is there still anyone left of the house of...

SEPTEMBER 10 - Strength Through Discipline3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:13–14; 2 Samuel 8; 1 Chronicles 18; Psalm 60//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with the rod, he will not die. If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol.” — Proverbs 23:13–1...

SEPTEMBER 9 - Lift Your Eyes, Live Your Purpose3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:12; Psalm 104; 2 Samuel 7; 1 Chronicles 17//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge.” — Proverbs 23:12 (ESV)“O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth...

SEPTEMBER 8 - Eyes on What Lasts3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:10–11; 1 Chronicles 16//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Do not move an ancient boundary, or enter the fields of the fatherless, for their Defender is strong; he will plead their cause against you.” — Proverbs 23:10–11 (ESV)“Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon hi...

SEPTEMBER 7 - Listening Before You Speak3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:9; 1 Chronicles 14–15//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.” — Proverbs 23:9 (ESV)“David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place...

SEPTEMBER 6 - Feeding Your Heart Right3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:6–8; Psalm 103; 2 Samuel 6; 1 Chronicles 13//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies, for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. ‘Eat and drink!’ he says to you, but his heart is not with...

SEPTEMBER 5 - Chasing What Truly Lasts3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:4–5; Psalms 102; 1 Chronicles 11–12//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.” — Proverbs 23:4–5...

SEPTEMBER 4 - Wise Choices at the Table3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 23:1–3; 2 Samuel 4-5//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.” — Prover...

SEPTEMBER 3 - Excellence That Stands Out3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:28–29; 2 Samuel 2–3//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Do not move the ancient landmark that your fathers have set. Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.” — Proverbs 22:28–29 (ESV)“Then the m...

SEPTEMBER 2 - Choosing Your Ground3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:26–27; Psalm 101; 1 Chronicles 10; 2 Samuel 1//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Be not one of those who give pledges, who put up security for debts. If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?” — Proverbs 22:26–27 (ESV)“I w...

SEPTEMBER 1 - Choose Your Circle Wisely3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:24–25; 1 Chronicles 1–9//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.” — Proverbs 22:24–25 (ESV)“These are the generations of the heavens...

AUGUST 31 - Standing for Justice3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:22–23; Jude 1//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate; for the Lord will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them.” — Proverbs 22:22–23 (ESV)“Beloved, when I was very eager to write t...