Category Archives: Reward

The fear of the Lord tendeth to life

The fear of the Lord tendeth to life, and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil (Proverbs 19:23). Religion is the soul of happiness, it makes the present life long and happy, as … Continue reading

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The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame (Proverbs 29:15). “Though you should bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from … Continue reading

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I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding. And lo it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was … Continue reading

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Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty, open thine eyes, and thou shall be satisfied with bread (Proverbs 20:13). Sleep, must be taken, but not loved. Sleep, as well as food, is necessary for refreshing our frail bodies, but … Continue reading

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Blessed is the man that heareth me

Blessed is the man that heareth me, matching daily at my gates, waking at the posts of my doors (Proverbs 8:34). Those who desire favours from the great, attend their levees day by day, and think themselves happy if they … Continue reading

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The wicked flee when no man pursueth

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion (Proverbs 28:1). The wicked are so desperately hardened that they have no fear of the most horrible dangers, at least they have not such an … Continue reading

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To him that overcometh

“To him that overcometh” (Revelation 3:21). There are seven addresses of this kind, closing the seven epistles, which John was to write, and send to the Churches which were in Asia: to Ephesus, and Smyrna, and Pergamos, and Thyatira, and … Continue reading

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