Pride is really an awful thing
one's head is filled with nonsense
God is never pleased with this rot
for it makes one's head so dense
God's warning to never look too far
for the future you can never know
it can all change in a moment
in a twinkling of the eye it is so
Boasting is so stupid a thing
it marks the fall of man so clear
since Adam fell in the garden
the price paid is a dull ear
God's warning comes so very often
especially to fear God and all He says
so boastings are to be excluded
not just for a moment but all our days
Solomon has written these Proverbs
God endowed Him with being wise
man has been the beneficiary of that
so learn well likewise to rise
(" Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.")
Proverbs 27: 1 (KJV)
Lady Diamond rose as each new day dawns
In her gentle hands her household yawns
A model once in the camera’s light
Now clothed in the light of Jesus Christ
She served her husband, taught each child
With patient, grace and spirit mild
Two sons, two daughters, hearts held near
Her labor deep, her teaching clear
By day she gave till strength was thin
By night the moon would tuck her in
The birds sang praise when morning came
And heaven blessed her quiet name
God be praised for women who stand
With Proverbs’ 31 wisdom in their hand
All women, God’s beautiful bouquet
With Lady Diamond showing the way
A squeaky wheel gets the grease,
but a sneaky fox gets the geese -
will wonders never cease?
A rolling stone gathers no moss,
but only if he uses dental floss -
I am at a loss!
The early bird catches the worm,
but dies from a food-poisoning germ -
It makes my stomach squirm!
A confused old man wonders why
the old rules don't seem to apply.
It makes me want to cry!
Each instructive allegory,
each proverb in the inventory,
tells a different story.
On your mossy chest,
several leaves fell and embraced it.
A few seconds later,
they parted.
No sound was heard,
only tears,
unreadable by the wind.
"Come home on your mother's shoulder,
tell her that we are two wounded souls."
Atambua, 2026
If love is a wound,
don't throw stones at me.
And if love is life,
I give you light.
Atambua, 2026
They are so simple little things
the very basics that make life real
just stop a moment and ponder
so be thankful next time you kneel
The hearing ear is not for everyone
some are born deaf, so can't hear
never take your hearing for granted
especially when yours is very clear
The seeing eye can be near and far
Various deficiencies affect each one
remember with thankfulness what you see
it's a gift to look at all you've done
But stop now and think of God
for it's the Lord alone who made both
this all-seeing and all-hearing creator
touched us there for our growth
Now consider those who are not so blessed
God's sovereign hand has evaded them
why? you ask, well, no one knows
only God knows, for He decides your stem
Remember every day all that's yours
so much to be ever thankful
whatever our loss, we've got gain
all our profit is our bright jewel
(The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made them both.)
Proverbs 20: 12 (ESV)
We have many functions in our body
some helpful, and others are not so
but there's one that sticks out more
even from an early age, it loves to say no
The tongue has the power for good or bad
its tendency is to be bad from its heart
but good can come with the spirit's work
godly marks then are seen in no small part
Scripture tells us about the tongue's poison
with this, it brings evil upon all in its ways
without the spirit's effect ot falls down deep
its language shows evil intent all the day
It's an awful thing considering its power
bringing fear and anxiety upon its prey
we need God's authority to bring it down
which brings us to our knees to pray
Remember, in the tongue is true fruit
that which fully satisfies every thirst
so love this tongue to full effect
then the evil poison will be burst
("Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.")
Proverbs 18: 21 (ESV)
In Proverbs 31 verse 25,
there lies a tribute to women.
I loved the way she is described.
The Bible says,
STRENGTH and HONOR
are her clothing,
and therefore she's always
well dressed,
and I believe having her
in this Universe,
makes a man truly blessed.
Verse 25
goes on to say,
SHE shall rejoice in time
to come,
so I believe a man should
learn how to keep her happy,
and she should always be
his number one priority.
In Proverbs 31
and I think it's Verse 12,
the Bible says,
SHE will do a man good
and not evil,
all the days of her life,
and I believe,
she is the greatest gift
to be given man by the Creator.
Proverbs 31,
a beautiful tribute to women.
I’ve got some tea for y’all,
but I’m not sure you can handle it.
This isn’t the kind you just listen to —
you’ve got to understand the weight of it,
the seriousness,
the intensity of what I’m about to say.
You once told me
that as long as I’m happy, you’d stand by me.
But right now, it’s deeper than happiness.
Being around her doesn’t just make me smile —
it brings me peace.
The kind of peace
like water resting quietly in a pot.
She once told me she feels safe around me.
And that alone said a lot.
She’s a Proverbs 31 woman, no doubt.
Not because she flatters me.
Not because she opened the door of her life to me.
But because she truly carries herself
like an ideal woman.
In my mind, that’s where she lives now.
And I hope one day
she finds it worthy enough
to sign the contract for permanent residence.
Make me a proud man among my kinsmen.
Lift my name high in the circle of my boys.
Place a crown upon my head…
And allow me —
allow me the honor
of making her my queen
I tell my children
the world will press them like a thumb
into soft clay,
leaving its print on their faces,
its heat in their hands.
I tell them they must choose
how hard they will let it press.
I say: love is not a leash.
It is a door standing open in the night
with a lamp burning behind it.
You may walk out, you may wander,
but you will always know
where the light lives.
I say: right is not always loud.
Sometimes it is a small voice
tapping inside your ribs,
asking you to stop,
to turn,
to kneel beside the one who has fallen.
I say: your brothers and sisters
are not only the ones who share your blood,
but the ones whose pain
passes through your body
like a second heartbeat.
When you feel that ache,
do not look away.
That is your calling.
Choose with your whole chest.
Choose with your palms open.
Choose as if the future
is already watching you
and learning how to be human.
And remember—
my love is not a reward.
It is the ground beneath you.
It is the light you walk in.
It is the place you return to
when the world has asked too much.
Choose freely, my children.
Choose bravely.
Choose what makes the dark
step back in awe.
“But the path of the just is as the shining light,
that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.”
Proverbs 4:18
King Solomon shared with the Jews over time;
much he had learned from his own dad, King David.
The path of the just is no quick, speedy climb
for the light it brings forth is way off the grid.
Solomon had wisely asked God for wisdom;
He wrote proverbs galore, one of God's sages -
sharing divine wisdom with those who'd become
carriers of that light down through the ages.
Believers today find the path of the just
in Jesus who's the Truth, the Life and the Way.
Steadily we grow as we learn about trust.
God's Spirit shines through us till that perfect day
That perfect day when our spirit is transferred
to the presence of Jesus and Father God
Meanwhile, we must keep on studying His Word
sharing more and more light as His path we plod.
Cast your bread upon the water
if you like it soaky
As for mine it’s in the oven
‘cos I prefer it toasty
A fool has no delight in understanding,
but that his heart may discover itself.
I delight in both of those things.
Am I a fool for wanting that?
Or am I wise?
Or maybe, just maybe,
I'm myself, and I have no excuse
to abandon my own heart.
because if my heart can't find itself,
then who will?
I am scarred,
battered,
bruised.
My mind keeps showing me
God is here.
He has told me
through all the pain,
He will never lose,
and I will have all of the gain.
He shows me that I can be whole again.
I will recover from my past.
All the pain and suffering
is ending in my heart
because God has more than done His part.
So I will trust in the Lord with all my heart,
My understanding is not to be relied on.
In all my ways I will know Him
and my Great God will make
my path straight.
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