Daily Theme Readings from Proverbs David Clayton, Sr. Instructions: Study the theme for each day associated with the day of the month.

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1 Daily Theme Readings from Proverbs David Clayton, Sr. Instructions: Study the theme for each day associated with the day of the month.

2 DAY ONE: PROVERBS ABOUT HONOR Proverbs 19:11 It is to one s honor to overlook an offense Proverbs 20:3 It is to one s honor to avoid strife, Every fool is quick to quarrel. Proverbs 3:9 With your first fruits Proverbs 4:8 Cherish her; embrace her- honor you Proverbs 8:18; Humility comes before honor 22:4 brings wealth and life Proverbs 3:35 Wise inherit it Proverbs 20:29 Gray hair Proverbs 26:8 A fool like a stone in a sling shot DAY 2 PROVERBS ABOUT TEMPER Proverbs 17:14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before the dispute break outs. Proverbs 17:27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered. Proverbs 19:19 A hot tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them and you have to do it again. Proverbs 26:17 Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own. Proverbs 30:33 Proverbs 27:15 Proverbs 25:28 Proverbs 14:17,29 Proverbs 15:18 Proverbs 16:32 Proverbs 17:27 Proverbs 29:11 DAY 3 PROVERBS ON RESPONDING Proverbs 10: 12 Proverbs 21:23 Proverbs 15:1 Proverbs 18:13 Proverbs 13:03 Proverbs 9:7b Proverbs 11:12 Proverbs 11:13 Proverbs 4:24 DAY 4 PROVERBS ABOUT FLATTERY For as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife. Quarrelsome wife is like a leaky roof ina rainstorm. Like breaking a city wall Fool has a short temper Calm control it Patience is power Better than capturing a city Understanding cools the temper The wise hold their tongue Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers all wrongs. Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity. A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. To answer before listening is folly Those who speak rashly come to ruin he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name. Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue. A trustworthy person keeps a secret. Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.

3 Proverbs 18:2 Fools delight in airing their own opinions Proverbs 10:8 A chattering fool comes to ruin Proverbs 6:24; The language of adultery 7:21 Job 32:21 Don't accept or give flattery Proverbs 18:8 Gossip is like choice food; it goes down to the inmost parts. Psalm 5:9 Deceitful throat is an open grave Psalm 12:3 May the Lord silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue. (Cut lips off) Proverbs 26:20 Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down Proverbs 26:28 And a flattering mouth works ruin. DAY 5 PROVERBS ABOUT BEING WRONGED Proverbs 18:19 A brother wronged is more unyielding that a fortified city Proverbs 18:19b Disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel. Proverbs 9:7,8 Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults. Do not correct a mocker or they will hate you. Proverbs 29:8 Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger. DAY 6 PROVERBS ABOUT GRACIOUS WORDS Proverbs 12:18 The words of the reckless pierce like swords but the tongue of the wise bring healing. Proverbs 16:24 Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 25:15 By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft tongue breaks the bone. Proverbs 31:26 She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. Proverbs 24:26 Like a precious jewel wise words to others Proverbs 7:34 Attend to your words DAY 7 PROVERBS ABOUT BEING CHEERFUL Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety weighs down the heart but a kind word cheers it up. Proverbs 12:14 From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things Proverbs 17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine. Proverbs 18:14 The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear? DAY 8 PROVERBS ABOUT BEING LAZY Proverbs 26:16 A Sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than 7 people who answer discreetly. Proverbs 10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. Proverbs 15:19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain. Proverbs 13:14 The lazy person craves, yet receives nothing, but the desires of the diligent are satisfied. Proverbs 1:32 Waywardness kills, complacency destroys.

4 DAY 9 PROVERBS ABOUT GUARDING THE HEART Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 20:27 The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord that sheds light on one s inmost being. Proverbs 21:2 A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart. Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: PROVERBS 10 PROVERBS ABOUT PATH AND PLANS Proverbs 12:14 The work of your hands bring you reward Proverbs 15:22 Plans fail for a lack of counsel, but with many advisors they succeed. Proverbs 12:28 In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality. Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is of utmost importance, therefore get wisdom, and with all your effort work to acquire understanding. Proverbs 16:1 The plans of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. Proverbs 16:3 Commit your activities to the Lord and your plans will be achieved. Proverbs 16:9 A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord determines his steps. Psalms 33:11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart from generation to generation. Psalms 40:5 Lord my God, You have done many things- Your wonderful works and Your plans for us; none can compare with You. If I were to report and speak [of them], they are more than can be told. DAY 11 PROVERBS ABOUT DISCIPLINE Proverbs 10:17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way of life. Proverbs 12:1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge Proverbs 1:2 These proverbs are for gaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight; Proverbs 12:1 Whoever hates correction is stupid Proverbs 12:15 The wise listen to advice. DAY 12 PROVERBS ABOUT CONFIDENCE AND HUMILITY Proverbs 28:1 The righteous are as bold as lions Proverbs 24:17 Don t gloat when your enemy fails; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice. Proverbs 25:6 Do not claim a place among his great men. Proverbs 22:4 Humility is the fear of the Lord Proverbs 14:30 Envy rots the bones DAY 13 PROVERBS ABOUT BOASTING Proverbs 25:14 Like clouds and wind without rain is who one boasts of gifts

5 Proverbs 11:2 Proverbs 3:24 Proverb 9:7 Proverbs 9:12 Proverbs 16:18 Proverbs 26:12 never given. When pride comes, then come disgrace. He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted. He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of it. Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them. DAY 14 PROVERBS ABOUT TROUBLES Proverbs 24:10 If you falter in time of trouble, how small is your strength! Proverbs 21:23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. Proverbs 11:29 Whoever troubles his household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise. DAY 15 PROVERBS ABOUT GLUTTONY Proverbs 23:2 Put a knife to your throat if are given to glutton Proverbs 15:14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise. Proverbs 23:21 For --- and gluttons drowsiness clothes them in rags Proverbs 23:20 Don't associate with heavy drinkers or dine with gluttons, DAY 16 PROVERBS ABOUT GENEROSITY Proverbs 22:09 The generous will themselves be blessed. Proverbs 3:3 Honor the Lord with your wealth- with the firstfruits Proverbs 11:24 One person gives freely yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. Proverbs 11:25 A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. Proverbs 11:28 Those who trust in their riches will fall Proverbs 11:17 The merciful, kind, and generous man benefits himself [for his deeds return to bless him], but he who is cruel and callous [to the wants of others] brings on himself retribution. DAY 17 PROVERBS ABOUT SHEPHERDING Proverbs 27:23 Know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to the herds. Jeremiah Loyal to God, with knowledge and skill, stand before the Lord, Ezekiel 34:16 Seek the lost, bring back strays, bandage the injured, strengthen the weak DAY 18 PROVERBS ABOUT THE TABLET OF THE HEART Proverbs 3:3 Let love and faithfulness be written on the tablet of my heart. Proverbs 7:3 Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your

6 heart. DAY 19 PROVERBS ABOUT SOUND JUDGMENT Proverbs 3:21-22 Preserve sound judgment and discretion- an ornament of grace around your neck. Proverbs 18:1 One who isolates himself pursues [selfish] desires; he rebels against all sound judgment. Proverbs 23:23 Buy the truth and sell it not; not only that, but also get discernment and judgment, instruction and understanding. Proverbs 30:8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my judgment: Proverbs 11:22 As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. Proverbs 19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. Proverbs 12:11 Those who chase fantasies have no sense DAY 20 PROVERBS ABOUT SNARES Proverbs 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare but whoever trusts the Lord is kept safe. Proverbs 6:12-13 A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth, who winks maliciously with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers Proverbs 11:17 The cruel bring ruin on themselves Proverbs 6:26 adulteress stalks and snares [as with a hook] the precious life [of a man]. Proverbs 13:14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. DAY 21 PROVERBS ABOUT PRUDENCE Proverbs 12:8 A person is praised according to their prudence Proverbs 12:23 The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves Proverbs 14:15b The prudent give thought to their steps Proverbs 14:18b The prudent are crown with knowledge Proverbs 15:5 Whoever heeds correction shows prudence. Proverbs 12:16 Fools show their annoyance at once but the prudent overlook an insult. Proverbs 10:19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues. DAY 22 PROVERBS ABOUT WHAT NOT TO DO Proverbs 22:17 Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise: list of don'ts Proverbs 22:22 Don't exploit the poor Proverbs 22:24 Don't make friends with hot-tempered Proverbs 22:24 Don't associate with the easily angered. They will ensnare you Proverbs 22:16 Don't give gifts to the rich- poverty Proverbs 22:26 Don't shake hands for a pledge or put security for debts Proverbs 22:28 Don't move an ancient boundary stone DAY 23

7 PROVERBS ABOUT CHILDREN Proverbs 22 Children training, folly bound up in the heart is removed by discipline Proverbs 23:15 Heart of child wise; rejoice in inmost being Proverbs 23:13 Don't withhold discipline Proverbs 23:19 Set children on the right path, wise Proverbs 23:23 Buy the truth and don't sell it Proverbs 23:24 Father of a righteous child has great joy Proverbs 23:26 Warn them about adultery's deep pit Proverbs 29:15 Undisciplined disgraces the mother Proverbs 29:17 You will have peace, delight in DAY 24 PROVERBS ABOUT WISDOM Proverbs 24:3 House built on wisdom; established by knowledge; rooms filled with rare treasures Proverbs 24:5 Wise prevail through great power; knowledge muster strength Proverbs 24:14 Like honey; good; find it- there is hope Proverbs 24:23 Don't be partial in judging Proverbs 24:24 Don't condemn the innocent Proverbs 24:26 Honest answer is like a kiss on the lips Proverbs 24:27 Get your outdoor work done Proverbs 24:32 Apply to your heart what you observe; learn from the lessons you see DAY 25 PROVERBS ABOUT HONEY Proverbs 25:16 Eat too much make you vomit Proverbs 25:27 Searching out matters too deep is like eating too much honey Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are honey from a honeycomb sweet to the soul and healing for the body. DAY 26 PROVERBS ABOUT DECEIVERS Proverbs 26:18 Shooting flaming arrows of death is the one who deceives his neighbor and then says he is only joking. Proverbs 26: 23 Coating of fake silver on a pot are the fervent lips of an evil heart. Proverbs 26:23- Enemies disguise themselves with words. Though their 26 speech is charming do not believe them. Their malice is concealed by deception. Proverbs 12:19 A lip of truth endures forever, but a tongue of deception lasts only a moment. DAY 27 PROVERBS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP Proverbs 27:6 Wounds of a friend can be trusted: enemies multiply kisses Proverbs 27:9 Pleasantness of friends spring from their heartfelt advice Proverbs 27:10 Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family. Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 16:28 Proverbs 18:24 DAY 28 A whisperer separates the best of friends A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

8 PROVERBS ABOUT BEING SAFE Proverbs 28:18 Walk blameless Proverbs 28: 26 Walk in wisdom Proverbs 28: 25 Trust in the Lord Proverbs 11:04 Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death. Proverbs 11:14 When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe. Proverbs 12:3 No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved. Proverbs 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. DAY 29 PROVERBS ABOUT BEING RIGHTEOUS Proverbs 2:4 Success in store for the upright; shield Proverbs 3:33 Blesses the home Proverbs 28:1 As bold as lions Proverbs 28:12 When it triumphs- there is elation Proverbs 28:28 Thrive when the wick perish Proverbs 29:6 Shout for joy and are glad Proverbs 29:7 Care for justice and the poor Proverbs 11:04 Delivers in the day of wrath Proverbs 29:27 Wicked despise the righteous DAY 30 PROVERBS ABOUT WONDER Proverbs 30:7-9 Two things: keep falsehood and lies far from me. Give me neither poverty or riches but give me only my daily bread- too much and disown you; too poor and dishonor you through stealing. Proverbs 30:15- Four things that are never satisfy The grave 2. The barren womb 3. land without water Proverbs 30:18-19 Proverbs 30:21-23 Proverbs 30: Fire never says enough Four things that are amazing/don't understand 1. Way of an eagle in the sky 2. Way of a snake on a rock 3. Way of a ship on the high seas 4. Way of a young man with a young woman. Four things: earth trembles and cannot bear it 1. Servant who becomes a king 2. Godless fool with plenty to eat 3. Contemptible woman who gets married. 4. Servant who displaces her mistress Four small powerful things 1. Ants: little strength store up for the summer 2. Hyraxes of little power yet make their homes in crags 3. Locusts with no king that advance in rank 4. Lizard can be caught but dwells in kings' palace.

9 Proverbs 30: things with stately stride and bearing 1. Lion mighty among beasts 2. Strutting rooster 3. He-goat 4. King secure against revolt DAY 31 PROVERBS ABOUT ADVISORS Proverbs 11:14b Victory won through many advisors Proverbs 12:26 Wise people choose friends carefully Proverbs 15:22 Successful plans depend upon advisors