Spiritual Thoughts

  A dvice is like snow, the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind. ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge L isten to advice and accept instruction, so that you may gain wisdom in the future . ~ Proverbs 19:20 (ESV)

  Y ou can't do anything about the length of your life,  BUT you can do something about its width and depth. ~ Evan Esar  S o teach us to number our days, so that we may present to You a heart of wisdom.  ~ Psalm 90:12

  T he difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them. ~ unknown  BUT we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, BUT to those who are the called, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.  ~ 1 Corinthians 1:23-24

  H ardening of the attitudes is the most deadly disease on the face of the earth. ~ Zig Ziglar  A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain for his very attitude blinds and deafens him to it, but knowledge is easy to him who understands. ~ Proverbs 14:6 (Amplified)

  T o acquire knowledge, one must study. BUT to acquire wisdom, one must observe. ~ Marilyn Vos Savant A cquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. The beginning of wisdom is wisdom, Acquire wisdom, and with all your acquiring, get understanding. ~ Proverbs 4:5, 7

  W isdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when    you would have preferred to talk. ~ Unknown B e attentive to my wisdom, incline your ear to my understanding, so that  you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge. ~ Proverbs 5:!-2

  W ise people are wise because they have come to wisdom through failure. We get very little wisdom from success, you know. ~ William Saroyan M ake your ear attentive to wisdom, incline your heart to understanding. Then you will discern the fear of the LORD, and discover the knowledge of God. ~ Proverbs 2:2, 5

  A n investment in knowledge pays the best interest. ~ Benjamin Franklin A n intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. ~ Proverbs 18:15

  K nowledge is like a garden:   if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested. ~ African Proverb F or wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul; Discretion will guard you, understanding will watch over you, t o deliver you from the way of evil. ~ Proverbs 2:10-11

 Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can. ~ Mary Frances Berry We proclaim Him [Jesus], admonishing every man and teaching every one with all wisdom, so that we may present every one complete in Christ. For this purpose also I labor. ~ Colossians 1:28-29

  W ords can sometimes, in moments of grace, attain the quality of deeds. ~ Elie Wiesel T he mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice. ~ Psalm 37:30

  Y ou should never be ashamed to admit you have been wrong. It only proves you are wiser today than yesterday. ~ Jonathan Swift T he beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom. And with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment). ~ Proverbs 4:7

  I  remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening. ~ Anonymous M ake your ear attentive to wisdom. Incline your heart to understanding. For if you cry for discernment, and lift your voice for understanding, THEN you will discern the fear of the LORD  and discover the knowledge of God. For the LORD gives wisdom. ~ Proverbs 2:2-6

  W isdom is the reward you get for a life time of listening when you would have preferred to talk. ~ Doug Larson W isdom cries out, "Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my doorposts. For he who finds me finds life, and obtains favor from the LORD." ~ Revelation 3:21

  Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today because if you enjoy it today you can do it again tomorrow. ~ James A. Michener So teach us to number our days, so that  we may present to You a heart of wisdom. ~ Psalm 90:12

Y ear's end is neither an end nor a beginning, BUT a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.  ~ Hal Borland   T he respectful fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One  is understanding. ~ Proverbs 9:10

  A Bible that is falling apart usually belongs to someone who is not. ~ Unknown   B uy truth and do not sell it, get wisdom and instruction and understanding, trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. ~ Proverbs 23:23 with Ephesians 5:10

  T here are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living, and the other how to live. ~ John Adams   BUT the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. ~ James 3:17-18

  W isdom is the reward you get for a life time of listening when you'd have preferred to talk. ~ Doug Larson   H ow much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver. ~ Proverbs 16:16

  I f a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it way from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. ~ Benjamin Franklin   T ake my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her. ~ Proverbs 8:10-11