Bonnie Van Bruggen's Highlights
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 16:24 ESV
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Jan 30
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 16:22 ESV
Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.
Jan 30
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 16:21 ESV
The wise of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.
Jan 30
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 16:20 ESV
Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.
Jan 30
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 16:18 ESV
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Jan 30
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 16:17 ESV
The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; whoever guards his way preserves his life.
Jan 30
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 16:9 ESV
The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
Jan 30
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 16:3 ESV
Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
Jan 30
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 16:1 ESV
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
Jan 30
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 15:31-33 ESV
The ear that listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence. The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
Jan 29
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 15:28 ESV
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
Jan 29
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 15:22 ESV
Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed.
Jan 29
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 15:18 ESV
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
Jan 29
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 15:16 ESV
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.
Jan 29
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 15:13 ESV
A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed.
Jan 29
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 15:4 ESV
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
Jan 29
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 15:1 ESV
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Jan 29
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 14:33 ESV
Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding, but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.
Jan 28
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 14:30 ESV
A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.
Jan 28
Bonnie Van Bruggen
highlighted Proverbs 14:27 ESV
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.
Jan 28