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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...

AUGUST 30 - Living With Truth and Joy3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:17–21; Psalm 100; 2 John 1; 3 John 1//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge… for they will increase your days and years of life and peace.” — Proverbs 22:17, 20–21 (ESV)“Know tha...

AUGUST 29 - Learning the Hard Way3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:15–16; 1 John 5//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.” — Proverbs 22:15–16...

AUGUST 28 - Courage Over Comfort3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:13–14; Psalms 99; 1 John 4//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“The sluggard says, ‘There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!’ The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; he who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.” — Proverbs 22:13–14 (ESV)“Exalt t...

AUGUST 27 - Eyes That See, Hearts That Care3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:11–12; 1 John 3//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“He who loves purity of heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king as his friend. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.” — Proverbs 22:11–12 (ESV)“Litt...

AUGUST 26 - Shaping Your Path3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:10; Psalms 98; 1 John 1–2//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and dishonor will cease.” — Proverbs 22:10 (ESV)“Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it. Let the rivers clap t...

AUGUST 25 - Generosity That Lasts3-Year-Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:9; 2 Peter 1–3//3-Year Bible Devotional Book (Year Two) Available on Amazon//________________________________________“Whoever has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.” — Proverbs 22:9 (ESV)“For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, knowledge, self-control, steadf...

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...