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Proverbs 5:12“You will say, ‘How I hated discipline! If only I had not ignored all the warnings!’”The warning light came on, but the car was still running. The driver glanced at it, decided it was probably nothing and kept moving. Days passed. The engine started making a strange sound, so he turned up the radio. When the smell of smoke entered the car, he rolled down the window. Finally, the engin...

Proverbs 4:27Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil. Today's Episode:SQUIRREL!One of my favorite characters from Pixar’s Up is Dug—the talking dog who can be completely focused until something moves in the distance and suddenly…“SQUIRREL!”His head turns, his attention disappears, and whatever mattered five seconds ago is forgotten. Incidentally, my middle name is Douglas—so…yea…...

Proverbs 3:14“For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.” (BBE — Basic Bible English)Before Wall Street rings its opening bell, your attention has already placed its first trade. Because there is another market already open: the wisdom market. Proverbs 3:14 says, “Trading in wisdom is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than brigh...

Proverbs 2:17“Who forsakes the companion of her youth, And forgets the covenant of her God.” (NKJV)Did you know that today is National Friendship Day? John Gottman, one of the foremost researchers on marriage, teaches that deep friendship is the foundation of a healthy relationship. Friendship creates the trust, intimacy and commitment that allow love to keep growing. Before marriage is about roma...

Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious…thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber. Proverbs 1:16“For their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.”Well, Shark Week is almost over. Yea, this is t...

Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious…thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber. Proverbs 31:6“Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitter of heart.”Human beings have been...

Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious…thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber. Proverbs 30:3“I have not mastered human wisdom, nor do I know the Holy One.”Do you know anybody like this? “Oh, I can’t re...

Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious…thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber. Proverbs 29:27“The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright.”Do you remember the Divergent movies? My...

Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious…thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber. Proverbs 28:8“Income from charging high interest rates will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.”Have...

Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious…thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber. Proverbs 27:10“Never abandon a friend—either yours or your father’s. When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your bro...

Proverbs 26:1 (TPT)“It is totally out of place to promote and honor a fool, just like it’s out of place to have snow in the summer and rain at harvest time.”Today's Episode: Rocket LoveIt's the end of July. Which means if you live in Texas, you're asking one very serious question:What's hotter than July? Easy. August. We haven't even gotten there yet. But whenever I hear the phrase Hotter Than Jul...

Proverbs 25:18"A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow."You've seen this scene in a hundred movies. The witness walks into the courtroom. Raises their right hand."Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?"We usually focus on the word truth. But lately, I've been thinking about the word witness. Because a wit...

Proverbs 24:15“Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous, do not plunder their dwelling place.”Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious...thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber. In May of...

Proverbs 23:25 “So give your father and mother joy! May she who gave you birth be happy.”Okay, I promise I’m not turning Proverbs Daily into The Lakyn Show. Just give me a little grace. I’m a new grandpa. This past Sunday, I was standing in our daughter Asia’s house holding her newborn son. My grandson. And everybody in the house was just…happy. You know those moments when nobody has to manufactur...

Proverbs 19:21“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.” (New International Version)Right now, somewhere around the world, a whole lot of people are staring at a screen. Stats say between one and two billion people will watch the World Cup Final. Spain versus Argentina. Literally — the whole world is watching. It’s the World Cup Final. Spain versus Argent...

Proverbs 19:21“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.” (New International Version)Right now, somewhere around the world, a whole lot of people are staring at a screen. Stats say between one and two billion people will watch the World Cup Final. Spain versus Argentina. Literally — the whole world is watching. It’s the World Cup Final. Spain versus Argent...

Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious...thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber. Proverbs 19:21“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.” (New International V...

Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious...thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber. Proverbs 19:21“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.” (New International V...

Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious...thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber. Proverbs 18:15 “The spiritually hungry are always ready to learn more, for their hearts are eager to discover new truths...

Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious...thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber. Proverbs 17:6 “Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.”Today’s my day...

Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious...thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber. Proverbs 16:16 “How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!”Brother Ali (one of my favor...

Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious...thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber. Proverbs 15:24 (from The Message Version)“Life ascends to the heights for the thoughtful—it’s a clean about-face from de...

Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious...thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber. Proverbs 14:27 (from The Passion Translation)“To worship God in wonder and awe opens a fountain of life within you, empo...

Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious...thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber. Proverbs 13:22“Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.”Wel...

Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious...thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber. Proverbs 12:23“Those who possess wisdom don’t feel the need to impress others with what they know, but foolish ones make...