Seeking Guidance From the Greatest Book Ever Written

Seeking guidance from the greatest book ever written can only mean one thing and that is of course, opening up the Bible. I may not personally be a regular church goer and in fact I will own up to the fact that in all the time I have been living in Barbados, I have only been to one service and that was for a for a family christening.

I however have visited many churches of many different denominations all over this beautiful island of Barbados. During those visits I have spent countless hours not only admiring the beauty of the buildings, but also sitting down inside reflecting on my life.

It was during one of these recent visits when I felt drawn to pick up a Bible and read it. I was for some reason drawn to Proverbs 27, which I had never read before; I suppose that wasn’t much of a statement because I haven’t really read many of them.

I know there are plenty of people out there that feel the Bible isn’t really worth bothering their precious time with, that it is completely out of date and irrelevant to them. Well I maybe was even one of those sceptics, but if you are prepared to open your eyes, you can find an amazing amount of wisdom, solace and advice in the Bible.

PROVERBS 27

1. Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
5. Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

March 18, 2009 | Filed Under Words of Wisdom 

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2 Responses to “Seeking Guidance From the Greatest Book Ever Written”

  1. Roz on March 20th, 2009 12:52 am

    Hi there,

    I’m not sure if you’d be interested in joining the expat world surf day: http://prague.today.com/2009/03/13/calling-all-expats-world-blog-surf-day/#comments

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  2. Mia on March 20th, 2009 1:34 pm

    You will always find a vast amount of wisdom in the Bible, it is wonderful book that more people need to pick up and read, more often.

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