The Fruitful Word

Proverbs 17:26 It is wrong to punish an innocent person or attack leaders for doing what is right. [Easy-to-Read Version] It is not right to make an innocent person pay a fine; justice is perverted when good people are punished. [Good News Translation] It’s wrong to penalize...See more

The belief that "everything is possible with God" (Matthew 19:26) is central to the growth and development of our spiritual walk. Those who decline to embrace this fact or avoid confronting the issue will endlessly skirt the topic and miss the great majority of blessing God is...See more

Proverbs 17:23 It is wrong to accept a bribe to twist justice. [Living Bible] A wicked person accepts a bribe under the table to derail the course of justice. [The Voice] A sinful man receives pay in secret to change the right way into wrong-doing. [New Life Version] Anyone...See more

Proverbs 18:21 Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose. [The Message] Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit. [New English Translation] What you say can mean life or death. Those who speak...See more

Proverbs 17:19 Someone who loves to argue loves sin. Someone who boasts causes trouble for himself. [EasyEnglish Bible] He who thinketh up discord, loveth arguments; and he who exalteth his own mouth, seeketh his own downfall. [Wycliffe Bible] A troublemaker loves to start...See more

God has much to say, and we have much to hear. Let us be slow to speak, and quick to listen. When we speak, let it be as the oracles of God, in respect and awe, knowing it is not our wisdom or understanding, realizing that out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks....See more

Proverbs 22:16 Cheat the poor to make profit or give gifts to the rich--either way you lose. [Contemporary English Version] He who gains by oppressing the poor or by bribing the rich shall end in poverty. [Living Bible] Exploit the poor or glad-hand the rich—whichever, you’ll...See more

Proverbs 28:14 Blessed is the man who reveres God, but the man who doesn’t care is headed for serious trouble. [Living Bible] Blessed is the man that senses awe always, and he that hardens his heart will fall into evil. [Peshitta Holy Bible Translated] Blessed is the man who...See more

Proverbs 26:12 There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise. [New Living Translation] There is more hope for a fool than for someone who says, "I'm really smart!" [Contemporary English Version] The most stupid fool is better off than those who think...See more

God does not change. He is eternal; time does not hold God in its strictures as it does us. He is everywhere; space does not place restrictions on God as it does us. He is all-knowing; there are no secrets and no boundaries to His understanding as there are with us. God is...See more

Proverbs 31:9 Be fair and give justice to the poor and homeless. [Contemporary English Version] Open your mouth, declare what is just, and do justice to the indigent and the poor. [Catholic Public Domain Version] Open your mouth. Be right and fair in what you decide. Stand up...See more

Proverbs 29:7 The good-hearted understand what it’s like to be poor; the hardhearted haven’t the faintest idea. [The Message] The just get involved with the poor and know their issues, but the wicked cannot comprehend such concerns. [The Voice] A righteous person considers...See more