Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 26.  I will then key in on verses 20-22:  Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.  As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.  The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 9.  I will then go over the fact that this proverb could be separated into three parts:  verses 1-6; verses 7-12; and verses 13-18.  However, on this podcast we are going to concentrate on verses 1-6.  I will then reread these six verses in their entirety.  I will then bring up three points...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 8.  Proverb 8 is one of my favorite proverbs because the entire proverb talks of the excellence of wisdom.  I will key in on verses 32-36.  These verses tell us that those that listen to wisdom will be blessed.  It also says that if you find wisdom you find life, and that those who hate wisdom l...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 7.  I will then make the comment that Proverb 5 spends most of the proverb on the Perils of Adultery and Proverb 7 spends most of the proverb on the Crafty Harlot.  There is a reason why King Solomon spent so much time on this topic - it is because it is so easy to fall into this trap.  God's origina...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 5.  I will then key in on verses 15-18:  Drink water from your own cistern, And running water from your own well.  Should your fountains be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?  Let them be only your own, And not for strangers with you.  Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoi...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be reading Proverb 2.  I will then key in on verses 1-6 (although every verse in this chapter speaks of the importance of having wisdom to conduct your everyday lives).  I will then invite anyone who didn't listen to yesterday's (September 1) podcast to listen to that prior to listening to this podcast.  I will then rerea...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 1.  I will then key in on verses 5 & 6:   A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel, To understand a proverb and an enigma, The words of the wise and their riddles.  I will reflect on the fact that I am beginning by 6th month of this podc...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will go over Proverb 31.  I will then key in on verses 10-31 - the Virtuous Woman.  I will go over the characteristics of this woman and describe her for what she is - every man's dream!  Three things that I point out is:  1.  Women like this are hard to find!  Every man would like a woman like this.  If he...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 29.  I will then key in on verse 7:  The righteous considers the cause of the poor, But the wicked does not understand such knowledge.  Jesus cared about the poor of His day.  May I suggest that He didn't just care about the poor financially, but He also cared about the poor spiritually, the poo...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 26.  I will then key in on verse 17:  He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own Is like one who takes a dog by the ears.  Whether you have a dog, or not, may I suggest you don't tug him on his ears.  I'm not sure how he'll react - but you might get bitten.  Instead, we are to be...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 25.  We will then key in on verse 8:  Do not go hastily to court;  For what will you do in the end, When your neighbor has put you to shame.  I will go over how easily in today's world people take people to court (to include family members, former business partners, former best friends, etc). &n...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 24.  I will then key in on verses 19 & 20.  These two verses explain (in detail) about how we are not to fret because of evil doers.  It tells us that the lamp of the wicked will be put out.  I then go to the book of Daniel, Chapter 6:  verses 1-9.  The backdrop of this story begin...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be reading Proverb 23.  I will then introduce you to a good friend of ours, Nikki Barnes, who is a fellow first year student at Charis Bible College.  She will select her favorite verse from this proverb, her childhood, and her story of salvation.  She will then discuss the benefit of being a Christian to help her become...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 22.  I will then key in on verse 6:  Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.  This is a very important verse in the Bible and, whether you are currently raising up kids in your home, or whether you are in a different stage of life and have grandkids, t...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going Proverb 19.  I will then key in on verse 8 - He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;  He who keeps understanding will find good.  This verse goes well with Proverb 16:20.  I believe a good example of these two verses is Matthew - the writer of the gospel of Mathew.  Mathew had been a tax collector and wa...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 18.  We will then key in on verse 22.  He who finds a wife finds a good thing.  I believe this scripture is telling us the desire of both Jesus and His father, God.  He does not want a man and a woman living together outside of marriage.  For a man and woman to live together, they are to co...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will go over Proverb 17.  I will then review the two verses we discussed on Monday's podcast (August 15th):  Proverb 15: verses 1 and 18.  Then I will bring up verse 13 of Proverb 17.  I will tie these three verses into the story that we shared on Monday's podcast from 1 Samuel Chapter 25.  I will review the backdrop...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 15.  I will then key in on two verses:  verses 1 & 18.  Verse 1 talks about answering with a soft answer and the last part of the verse talks about answering harshly.  Verse 18 also talks about being harsh in our answer to someone.  I will then read the majority of a very detailed story...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 12.  I will then key in on verse 4.  This is a reminder that our wives are the most important people in our lives and our success derives from them.  I remind men for you to have the wives that you would like to have that you have to treat her as though she is a "queen."  She is precious, and if...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 11.  I will then key in on verse 14.  To go along with verse 14, I go over Proverb 27:17.  This verse goes over the importance of having at least one close Godly friend that you can count on whenever you have a need.  You need to have someone that you can share openly with, someone that will be...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today, we will be going over Proverb 10.  I will then key in on verse 27 - The fear of the Lord prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.  I will remind the audience that Noah was 600 years old when the flood came.  God made a covenant with Noah that He would never again destroy the Earth with a flood.  Noah li...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will go over Proverb 8.  I will then key in on verses 32-36.  These verses talk about wisdom and the importance of having it in your life.  I will then go over one of my favorite stories - the story of the Good Samaritan - found only in Luke's gospel.  Before going to Luke, we will go over Mathew's account of this story i...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today, we will be going over Proverb 5.  I will then key in on verse 7.  This verse tells us not to depart from the word of my mouth.  But, in order to depart from the Word of God, you have to know the Word of God.  This, hopefully, tells us the importance of knowing scripture.  I go over two of my favorite verses:  Prov...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will go over Proverb 4.  I will then key in on verses 8 and 9.  These verses detail the supreme importance of having wisdom in your life.  I will then go over an example of someone in the Bible who did NOT have wisdom.  The man is Judas Iscariot, a disciple of Jesus.  At one time, Jesus trusted this man a great deal...

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley.  Today we will be going over Proverb 3.  I will then key in on verses 1 and 2.  I will go over the importance of reading scripture on a regular basis.  My belief is that if you read the Word of God on a regular basis your faith will increase, you will be in better health and live a longer life, and that you will have peace like you have...