Sue J Love
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Proverbs 14 Select Verses NASB1995
16 A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil,
But a fool is arrogant and careless.
25 A truthful witness saves lives,
But he who utters lies is treacherous.
26 In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And his children will have refuge.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
That one may avoid the snares of death.
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But in the hearts of fools it is made known.
34 Righteousness exalts a nation,
But sin is a disgrace to any people.
35 The king’s favor is toward a servant who acts wisely,
But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully.
If we are wise, we are cautious people who don’t believe everything that we hear or read or think that we see, but we are people who test everything against the teachings of the Scriptures (in the appropriate context), and in prayer, who seek the wisdom of God to separate truth from lies, and liars from truth tellers. And we are those who turn away from evil, and who seek after righteousness and godliness and obedience to God and to his will.
And we are truth tellers who don’t lie to people deliberately and habitually to deceive them or to trick them, but who tell them the truth that they need to hear, which is for their good and for their salvation from bondage to sin so that they can now serve and obey Jesus Christ with their lives. We will not be those who alter the truth to make it less offensive to the ungodly and more acceptable and appealing to human flesh, so people will like us.
But we will speak the truth that we know and understand, in love, because we love God, and because we love people. But this doesn’t mean that we will always get everything right. Yet we should be serious students of the Scriptures, who study them in the correct context, and who compare Scripture with Scripture to make certain, as much as possible, that what we are sharing with others is the absolute truth and not the lies so popularized.
And we should be those who are being led of the Spirit in what to say to the people so that we have the mind and heart of God in what we are sharing, and that what we are sharing is not coming from our own flesh. We are to be diligent to present ourselves approved to God as workmen and women who do not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth (see 2 Timothy 2:15), to the best of our understanding, as seekers of truth.
We are also to be those who walk (in conduct, in practice) in the fear of the Lord, in honoring God for who he is, in biblical worship of him, in obedience to his commands, in reverence, respect, and in honest faith in what his word teaches, that it is the truth, and that what God says, he will do. And please know that all of God’s promises have conditions, the main one being that we must obey his commands. If we don’t obey God, we forfeit his promises.
For the foolish are arrogant and careless, so they don’t make wise choices, but they make choices according to the lusts of the flesh and of the eyes, and of the pride of life. And among them are the adulterous who cheat on their spouses, some of whom will then use trickery on their spouses hoping to catch them in some kind of trap, perhaps as a means to then excuse away their own wrongdoing and/or to give them an excuse to dump their spouses.
And some of them may get away with their foolishness and their trickery and deceitful scheming, for a time, but not for forever. They will have to stand before God one day and to give an account of what they did with their lives. And some of them will claim things they did in the name of Jesus, but he will respond to them with, “I never knew you. Depart from me you workers of lawlessness,” for they refused to bow in submission and obedience to God.
[Matt 7:13-14,21-23; Lu 9:23-26; Jn 10:27-30; Ac 26:18; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 10:1-22; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; Gal 5:16-24; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:1-17; Tit 2:11-14; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; 1 Pet 2:24; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6,15-17; 1 Jn 3:4-10]
Should I Not Preach Jesus
Based off 1 Corinthians 9:16-10:13
An Original Work / July 4, 2013
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Woe to me should I not preach Jesus.
I’m compelled to preach the full gospel.
I make myself a slave to ev’ryone
To win their hearts to Christ.
All this I do for my Lord Jesus,
And for the sake of His Name;
Do it for the sake of His gospel,
So that I, its blessings gain.
Scripture notates the sins of others;
Written down for us as examples
To keep us from setting our hearts
On evil as did those of old.
Do not worship other gods of man;
Do not give your hearts to them;
Not partake in immorality.
Do not test your Lord and King.
So, be careful if you think you are
Standing firm in your faith in Jesus.
God has given his word to warn us,
So through faith we will not fall.
No temptation has o’ertaken you
Except what is commonplace.
God is faithful to not let you be
Tempted past what you can bear.
He gives the way of escape.
The Wisdom of The Wise
An Original Work / July 3, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
16 A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil,
But a fool is arrogant and careless.
25 A truthful witness saves lives,
But he who utters lies is treacherous.
26 In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And his children will have refuge.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
That one may avoid the snares of death.
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But in the hearts of fools it is made known.
34 Righteousness exalts a nation,
But sin is a disgrace to any people.
35 The king’s favor is toward a servant who acts wisely,
But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully.
If we are wise, we are cautious people who don’t believe everything that we hear or read or think that we see, but we are people who test everything against the teachings of the Scriptures (in the appropriate context), and in prayer, who seek the wisdom of God to separate truth from lies, and liars from truth tellers. And we are those who turn away from evil, and who seek after righteousness and godliness and obedience to God and to his will.
And we are truth tellers who don’t lie to people deliberately and habitually to deceive them or to trick them, but who tell them the truth that they need to hear, which is for their good and for their salvation from bondage to sin so that they can now serve and obey Jesus Christ with their lives. We will not be those who alter the truth to make it less offensive to the ungodly and more acceptable and appealing to human flesh, so people will like us.
But we will speak the truth that we know and understand, in love, because we love God, and because we love people. But this doesn’t mean that we will always get everything right. Yet we should be serious students of the Scriptures, who study them in the correct context, and who compare Scripture with Scripture to make certain, as much as possible, that what we are sharing with others is the absolute truth and not the lies so popularized.
And we should be those who are being led of the Spirit in what to say to the people so that we have the mind and heart of God in what we are sharing, and that what we are sharing is not coming from our own flesh. We are to be diligent to present ourselves approved to God as workmen and women who do not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth (see 2 Timothy 2:15), to the best of our understanding, as seekers of truth.
We are also to be those who walk (in conduct, in practice) in the fear of the Lord, in honoring God for who he is, in biblical worship of him, in obedience to his commands, in reverence, respect, and in honest faith in what his word teaches, that it is the truth, and that what God says, he will do. And please know that all of God’s promises have conditions, the main one being that we must obey his commands. If we don’t obey God, we forfeit his promises.
For the foolish are arrogant and careless, so they don’t make wise choices, but they make choices according to the lusts of the flesh and of the eyes, and of the pride of life. And among them are the adulterous who cheat on their spouses, some of whom will then use trickery on their spouses hoping to catch them in some kind of trap, perhaps as a means to then excuse away their own wrongdoing and/or to give them an excuse to dump their spouses.
And some of them may get away with their foolishness and their trickery and deceitful scheming, for a time, but not for forever. They will have to stand before God one day and to give an account of what they did with their lives. And some of them will claim things they did in the name of Jesus, but he will respond to them with, “I never knew you. Depart from me you workers of lawlessness,” for they refused to bow in submission and obedience to God.
[Matt 7:13-14,21-23; Lu 9:23-26; Jn 10:27-30; Ac 26:18; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 10:1-22; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; Gal 5:16-24; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:1-17; Tit 2:11-14; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; 1 Pet 2:24; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6,15-17; 1 Jn 3:4-10]
Should I Not Preach Jesus
Based off 1 Corinthians 9:16-10:13
An Original Work / July 4, 2013
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Woe to me should I not preach Jesus.
I’m compelled to preach the full gospel.
I make myself a slave to ev’ryone
To win their hearts to Christ.
All this I do for my Lord Jesus,
And for the sake of His Name;
Do it for the sake of His gospel,
So that I, its blessings gain.
Scripture notates the sins of others;
Written down for us as examples
To keep us from setting our hearts
On evil as did those of old.
Do not worship other gods of man;
Do not give your hearts to them;
Not partake in immorality.
Do not test your Lord and King.
So, be careful if you think you are
Standing firm in your faith in Jesus.
God has given his word to warn us,
So through faith we will not fall.
No temptation has o’ertaken you
Except what is commonplace.
God is faithful to not let you be
Tempted past what you can bear.
He gives the way of escape.
The Wisdom of The Wise
An Original Work / July 3, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
