DISCOURSE: 773 GOD’S CARE FOR THE RIGHTEOUS Proverbs 10:3. _The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish_. GOD, who is the author and giver of all good, dispenses his blessings no less to the evil and unjust, than to the good and just. But he promises to those who seek first his ki... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 774 EFFECTS OF SLOTH AND DILIGENCE COMPARED Proverbs 10:4. _He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich_. IT is certainly true, that men’s circumstances in life depend on their own exertions, so far at least, as to justify the declaration in... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 775 GOD’S BLESSING, THE GREATEST RICHES Proverbs 10:22. _The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich; and he addeth no sorrow with it_. AMIDST the lessons of practical wisdom which we are taught in the Book of Proverbs, we find a continual reference to God as the source and the end of all.... [ Continue Reading ]