Tag: Understanding

A Tale of Two Men. An Exposé on Proverbs 29:13

johndsuttles

May 27, 2026

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”The poor and the deceitful man meet together: The LORD lighteneth both their eyes.“ Proverbs 29:13 This proverb paints a beautiful picture. In the backdrop is a tale of two men. One, a broken man who is impoverished and hungry. The second man is a well dressed, probably over-fed and is hunting for money and Read more
The Cause of the Poor. An Exposé on Proverbs 29:7

johndsuttles

May 25, 2026

Financial Proverbs

”The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: But the wicked regardeth not to know it.“ Proverbs 29:7 The subject of this passage is the cause of the poor. He actions are explained and classifications are applied based on the action. Simply put, someone is classified by their interaction with the cause of the poor. Read more
Good or bad authority? An Exposé on Proverbs 29:2

johndsuttles

May 22, 2026

Financial Proverbs

”When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: But when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.“ Proverbs 29:2 The outline is simple. Written another way this could say- When the lawful are the majority the nation or people group rejoice: but when the criminals hold dominion the nation or people group groan in Read more
When in authority you must stand on principles to avoid rebelling against the Ultimate Authority. An Exposé on Proverbs 28:21

johndsuttles

May 17, 2026

Financial Proverbs

”To have respect of persons is not good: For for a piece of bread that man will transgress.“ Proverbs 28:21 There are specific inferences in the passage which apply, at some points broadly and others specifically, and are attributed to mankind as a whole. To begin, the overarching concept of the verse could be said Read more
He shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. An Exposé on Proverbs 28:8

johndsuttles

May 12, 2026

Financial Proverbs

”He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, He shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.“ Proverbs 28:8 This passage has a personal significance to me as I have spent a fair amount of time invested into researching it. Please permit me to walk you down a long winding path Read more
A Proverb, what it is and how it works. An Exposé on Proverbs 24:30-34

johndsuttles

April 14, 2026

Financial Proverbs, Wisdom

I went by the field of the slothful, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, And nettles had covered the face thereof, And the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received Read more
The Mouse Trap principle. An Exposé on Proverbs 23:6-8

johndsuttles

February 11, 2026

Financial Proverbs, Wisdom

”Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainty meats: For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee. The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy Read more
Reasons to avoid fraud examined. An Exposé on Proverbs 22:16

johndsuttles

January 19, 2026

Financial Proverbs

”He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, And he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.“ Proverbs 22:16 The person violating or defrauding resources from those without the means to stand up for themself (weak) to increase their own resources, as well as the person who bestows resources to the Read more
And the rod of his anger will fail: an Exposé on Proverbs 22:8

johndsuttles

January 18, 2026

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”He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: And the rod of his anger shall fail.“ Proverbs 22:8 It appears at least one idea presented in this passage is to aid us in making decision by extrapolating where that decision leads. To be specific, allow me to begin at the end. “Shall fail,” is the extrapolation Read more
The desire of the slothful kills him. An Exposé on Proverbs 21:25-26

johndsuttles

January 6, 2026

Financial Proverbs

”The desire of the slothful killeth him; For his hands refuse to labour. He coveteth greedily all the day long: But the righteous giveth and spareth not.“ Proverbs 21:25-26 What a slothful man desires will kill him because what he desires is to be lazy, therefore he refuses to labor to improve his situation. This Read more