Tag Archives: Proverbs

Proverbs 24:3

By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established. Parents today need wisdom, divine common sense, to fulfill the calling of God in their families.  ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web Network This article is subject to … Continue reading

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Proverbs 1:8

Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. God intends mothers to have a dynamic influence in their homes, but not to usurp the influence of the father.  ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web … Continue reading

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Proverbs 29:15

A child left to himself disgraces his mother. A wife and mother should be held in the highest esteem in her home.  A husband’s job is to make sure his wife is respected, that no one sasses Mom without answering … Continue reading

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Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. When your time comes to get married, God will bring you someone with strengths to complement your weakness.  ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web Network … Continue reading

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Proverbs 28:20

A faithful man will be richly blessed. When you are faithful to your marriage under God,  you set your children up for some terrific blessings.  ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web Network This article is subject to Creative Common License. … Continue reading

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Proverbs 31:16

She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard. The noble woman of Proverbs 31 chose work that complemented rather than contradicted her home.   ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web Network This article is … Continue reading

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Proverbs 20:5

Counsel in another’s heart is like deep water, but a discerning person will draw it up. One of the ways a husband loves his wife is be learning to read her so he knows how she feels and what she … Continue reading

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Proverbs 5:18, 19

Rejoice in the wife of your youth… Let her love alone fill you with delight. It is easy to leave your spouse and find someone else who has not had to live with you yet.  Stick by your vows even … Continue reading

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Proverbs 1:7

How does a man become wise?  The first step is to trust and reverence the Lord! When it comes to making your marriage work, stop listening to your friends and neighbors and the television and start listening to God.  ~ … Continue reading

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Proverbs 1:5,7

Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance…  The fear of the Lord is the beginning of the knowledge. You do not need an extensive education to be wise.  The old folks called … Continue reading

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