Week 691 · Old Testament · about 3 minutes · 236 words
🏔️ Proverbs 27
Proverbs 27 opens with these words: “Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.” The line to keep is Proverbs 27:9: “Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.” Carry the word “perfume” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Proverbs 27 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.
Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.” Proverbs 27 opens with these words: “Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.” The line to keep is Proverbs 27:9: “Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.” Carry the word “perfume” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Proverbs 27:9: “Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Proverbs 27? Then try this: Read “Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.
“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.”
Proverbs 27:9 · Proverbs 27
Say it
Practice Proverbs 27:9
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Perfumeandincensebringjoytotheheart;sodoescounselafriend.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Proverbs 27?
- Read “Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Proverbs 27 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Proverbs 27. Help us remember Proverbs 27:9 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Proverbs 27 is long, read Proverbs 27:9 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 691 · the whole night
🏔️ Proverbs 27
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