Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: Keep her; for she is your life. Enter not into the path of the wicked, And go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, Turn from it, and pass away. For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; And … Read more
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of your life shall be many. I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths. When you goes, your steps shall not be straitened; And when you run, you shalt not stumble. The book of Ecclesiastes, as … Read more
(Commentary by H.A. Ironside)
Get wisdom, get understanding: Forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: Love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom: And with all thy getting get understanding. It is not knowledge merely which the soul needs, but … Read more
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding. For I give you good doctrine, Forsake ye not my law. For I was my father’s son, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: Keep … Read more
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous. The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. … Read more
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. And even if he have harmed me, One greater than Solomon has said, “I say unto you that ye resist no evil.” Under law, it was a sin to strive with another without adequate ground; but under grace, as God has … Read more
Devise not evil against thy neighbor, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. The abuse of trust is in the sight of the Holy and the True is an abominable thing. Confidence misplaced has ruined many. How dreadful the testimony if the one who has abused that confidence be a professor of Christianity! It is things … Read more
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee. To owe no man aught but love is a command that is binding … Read more
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. It is the obedient soul who can lay hold of the precious promises of Scripture. The willful and lawless have no such title. If walking in … Read more