Proverbs for Young Men to Live By (Letter 24)

Dear Y.B.M.:

Over the years, the Book of Proverbs in the Bible, has helped me with many practical things in this life. May I encourage you to read this book at least twice a year. The Book of Proverbs has thirty-one chapters. Why not get into the habit of reading one chapter a day? The truths contained therein will help you greatly in your life. Here are just some of the key verses that have been a great help to me over the years:

Proverbs 1:5: "A wise man will hear, and will increase learning, and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels."

Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."

Proverbs 3:9-10: "Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase: so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine."

Proverbs 4:23: "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life."

Proverbs 5:16: "Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth."

Proverbs 6:6: "Go to the ant thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise."

Proverbs 6:27: "Can a man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned?"

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