Daily Devotional

Remember the LORD while you are youngverses 1-3

Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth

while the EVIL days come not – nor the years draw nigh

when you shall say

I have no pleasure in them

while the sun – or the light – or the moon – or the stars

be not darkened – … Read More

Diversify investmentsverses 1-2

Cast your bread upon the waters – for you shall find it after many days

give a portion to seven – and also to eight

for you know not what evil shall be upon the earth

Laws of natureverses 3-6

If the clouds be full of rain – they empty themselves upon the earth

            AND … Read More

Actions of a foolish manverses 1-3

Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary

to send forth a stinking savor

SO does a little folly him that is in reputation

for wisdom and honor

A WISE man’s heart is at his right hand

BUT a FOOL’S heart at his left

YEA also – when he that is a FOOL … Read More

Equal opportunity for all human beings: Deathverses 1-2

For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this

that the righteous – and the wise – and their works

are in the hand of God

No man knows either love or hatred by all that is

before them

All things come alike to all – there … Read More

Statement of the importance of wisdomverse 1

Who is as the wise man? – Who knows the interpretation of a thing?

a man’s wisdom makes his face to shine

AND the boldness of his face shall be changed

Statement of the importance obedience to rulerverses 2-6

I counsel you to keep the king’s commandment

AND that in regard … Read More

Proper use of timeverses 1-4

A good name is better than precious ointment

AND the day of death than the day of one’s birth

It is better to go to the house of mourning

than to go to the house of feasting

for that is the end of all men

AND the living will lay it to his heart… Read More

Great wealth without enjoymentverses 1-2

There is an EVIL which I have seen under the sun

            AND it is common among men

                         a man to whom God hath given riches

wealth – honor

                        so that he wants nothing

for his soul of all he desires

            YET God gives him not power to eat thereof           

                        BUT a stranger eats it … Read More

Proper prayer and sacrifices necessary for true worshipverses 1-3

Keep your foot when you go to the house of God

AND be more ready to hear

THAN to give the sacrifice of FOOLS

for they consider not that they do EVIL

Be not rash with your mouth

AND let not your heart be hasty to utter anything before God… Read More