February 20, 2026, Proverbs 26:1-28 26 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,      so honor is not fitting for a fool. 2  Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,      a curse that is causeless does not alight. 3  A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,      and a rod for the back of fools. 4  Answer not a fool according to his folly,      lest you be like him yourself. 5  Answer a fool according to his folly,      lest he be wise in his own eyes. 6  Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool      cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. 7  Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless,      is a proverb in the mouth of fools. 8  Like one who binds the stone in the sling      is one who gives honor to a fo...

February 19, 2026, Proverbs 25:1-28 25  These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied. 2  It is the glory of God to conceal things,      but the glory of kings is to search things out. 3  As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth,      so the heart of kings is unsearchable. 4  Take away the dross from the silver,      and the smith has material for a vessel; 5  take away the wicked from the presence of the king,      and his throne will be established in righteousness. 6  Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence      or stand in the place of the great, 7  for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”      than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen 8       do not ...

February 18, 2026, Proverbs 24:23-34 23  These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good. 24  Whoever says to the wicked, “You are in the right,”      will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations, 25  but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,      and a good blessing will come upon them. 26  Whoever gives an honest answer      kisses the lips. 27  Prepare your work outside;      get everything ready for yourself in the field,      and after that build your house. 28  Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,      and do not deceive with your lips. 29  Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;      I will pay the man back for what he has done.” 30  I passed by the field of a sluggard,      by the vine...

February 17, 2026, Proverbs 24:1-22 24 Be not envious of evil men,      nor desire to be with them, 2  for their hearts devise violence,      and their lips talk of trouble. 3  By wisdom a house is built,      and by understanding it is established; 4  by knowledge the rooms are filled      with all precious and pleasant riches. 5  A wise man is full of strength,      and a man of knowledge enhances his might, 6  for by wise guidance you can wage your war,      and in abundance of counselors there is victory. 7  Wisdom is too high for a fool;      in the gate he does not open his mouth. 8  Whoever plans to do evil      will be called a schemer. 9  The devising of folly is sin,      and ...

February 16, 2026, Proverbs 23:1-35 23 When you sit down to eat with a ruler,      observe carefully what is before you, 2  and put a knife to your throat      if you are given to appetite. 3  Do not desire his delicacies,      for they are deceptive food. 4  Do not toil to acquire wealth;      be discerning enough to desist. 5  When your eyes light on it, it is gone,      for suddenly it sprouts wings,      flying like an eagle toward heaven. 6  Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy;      do not desire his delicacies, 7  for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.      “Eat and drink!” he says to you,      but his heart is not with you. 8  You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten,      and waste your pl...

February 15, 2026, Proverbs 22:17-29 Words of the Wise 17  Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise,      and apply your heart to my knowledge, 18  for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,      if all of them are ready on your lips. 19  That your trust may be in the  Lord ,      I have made them known to you today, even to you. 20  Have I not written for you thirty sayings      of counsel and knowledge, 21  to make you know what is right and true,      that you may give a true answer to those who sent you? 22  Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,      or crush the afflicted at the gate, 23  for the  Lord  will plead their cause      and rob of life those who rob them. 24  Make no friendship with a man given to anger, ...

February 14, 2026, Proverbs 22:1-16 22 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,      and favor is better than silver or gold. 2  The rich and the poor meet together;      the  Lord  is the Maker of them all. 3  The prudent sees danger and hides himself,      but the simple go on and suffer for it. 4  The reward for humility and fear of the  Lord      is riches and honor and life. 5  Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;      whoever guards his soul will keep far from them. 6  Train up a child in the way he should go;      even when he is old he will not depart from it. 7  The rich rules over the poor,      and the borrower is the slave of the lender. 8  Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,      and the rod of ...