Wayside Impressions

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be" From Shakespeare's Hamlet. The principle of avoiding debt, and avoiding giving loan guarantees, is found in the Proverbs. Proverbs 22:7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. Proverbs 11:15 He that is surety for a stranger shall...

Meaning: to criticize forcefully.

Job 4:9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

Isaiah 37:7 Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

Meaning: Be grateful for the good things you have been given. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus enumerated the eight Beaditudes, or "Blessings". Matthew 5:3-11 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. [4] Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. [5] Bless...

Meaning: To maintain composure in the midst of extreme stress. To survive. In the Bible, death is described as the parting of body and soul. Eccles. 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Matthew 10:28 And fear not them which kill th...

Meaning: Take a remedial action to prevent a complete breakdown. Like when water begins to breach a dam, it is easier to repair the breach than to repair the dam. Similar proverbs: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. A stitch in time saves nine. Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of strife is...

Deut. 8:3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live. Matthew 4:4 But ...

John 6:35
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

Meaning: Captivated by love. In the Bible, for God to take one's breath away is for them to die. Psalm 104:29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Job 34:14-15 If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit an...

Genesis 4:9
And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

Deut. 16:3 Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life...

Brazen: Inflexible- as if made of brass. Isaiah 48:4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; Brazen Hussy Meaning: A immoral housewife. Proverbs 7:10-13 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart. [11] (She ...

Meaning: To die. The wooden frame that slaughtered animals were hung from is known as a bucket. The death spasms of the animals caused them to kick the bucket. In the Bible, death is likened to the breaking of a vessel that draws water. Eccles. 12:6-7 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden...

Isaiah 40:15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

Meaning: Someone who is occupied with many things, perhaps meddling in the business of others. 1 Peter 4:15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. 2 Thes. 3:11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderl...

Psalm 62:4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. Matthew 7:20-21 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. [21] Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heave...