For the reader who has caught herself steering conversations toward her own praise for years, this reads the proverb without shaming the appetite it describes, and finds relief in who the verse says should be doing the talking.
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Messages
Psalm 46:10
The Given Hour
Be Still Is Not Do Nothing
Psalm 46:10
Habakkuk 3:17
More Than Answers
Although The Fig Tree Does Not Blossom
Habakkuk 3:17
Matthew 9:15
When You Fast
The Guests Were Not Fasting At The Wedding
Matthew 9:15
Mark 1:35
The Given Hour
He Went Out While It Was Still Dark
Mark 1:35
Matthew 6:18
When You Fast
Nobody Told You What It Was For
Matthew 6:18
Matthew 6:17
Seen In Secret
You Wanted Somebody To Notice
Matthew 6:17
Psalm 27:4
More Than Answers
You Came For An Answer
Psalm 27:4
Proverbs 27:2
Seen In Secret
Let Another Praise You
Proverbs 27:2
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Feeding The House
Pray Without Ceasing, In A Loud House
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Philippians 3:8
More Than Answers
That I May Win Christ
Philippians 3:8
Deuteronomy 6:7
Feeding The House
When Thou Sittest In Thine House
Deuteronomy 6:7
Luke 18:14
When You Fast
The Man Who Read God His Record
Luke 18:14
Matthew 20:28
Feeding The House
The One Who Came To Serve
Matthew 20:28
John 12:43
Seen In Secret
They Loved The Praise Of Men
John 12:43
1 Corinthians 12:22
Fasting Together
The Feeble Ones Are Necessary
1 Corinthians 12:22
Matthew 25:40
The Chosen Fast
The Least Of These Has A Name
Matthew 25:40
Nehemiah 1:4
When You Fast
He Sat Down And Wept First
Nehemiah 1:4
Isaiah 58:6
The Chosen Fast
The Fast He Actually Asked For
Isaiah 58:6
Romans 14:3
Fasting Together
Let Not Him That Eateth Despise
Romans 14:3
Proverbs 31:15
Feeding The House
She Gives Meat To Her Household
Proverbs 31:15
Acts 13:2
When You Fast
They Were Ministering To The Lord
Acts 13:2
John 6:68
More Than Answers
To Whom Shall We Go
John 6:68
Psalm 90:12
The Given Hour
Teach Me To Count This One
Psalm 90:12
Romans 12:5
Fasting Together
I Attend Everything And Belong To Nothing
Romans 12:5
Isaiah 58:12
The Chosen Fast
The Repairer Of The Breach
Isaiah 58:12
Hebrews 10:24
Fasting Together
Provoke Unto Love
Hebrews 10:24
Luke 11:13
More Than Answers
How Much More The Holy Spirit
Luke 11:13
Ephesians 4:16
Fasting Together
I Joined In And Started Performing It
Ephesians 4:16
1 Samuel 16:7
Seen In Secret
The Lord Looketh On The Heart
1 Samuel 16:7
2 Corinthians 12:9
More Than Answers
I Asked Him To Take It Away
2 Corinthians 12:9
Exodus 33:14
Feeding The House
The House Is Not Something To Get Through
Exodus 33:14
Acts 2:46
Fasting Together
They Broke Bread House To House
Acts 2:46
Ephesians 5:16
The Given Hour
Buying The Time Back
Ephesians 5:16
Psalm 42:2
When You Fast
My Soul Is Thirsty And I Called It Something Else
Psalm 42:2
Psalm 5:3
The Given Hour
Direct It, And Look Up
Psalm 5:3
Colossians 3:3
Seen In Secret
Hid With Christ
Colossians 3:3
Isaiah 58:7
The Chosen Fast
Bring The Poor That Are Cast Out To Thy House
Isaiah 58:7
Psalm 16:11
The Given Hour
Fulness Of Joy Is A Place
Psalm 16:11
1 Thessalonians 4:11
Seen In Secret
Study To Be Quiet
1 Thessalonians 4:11
Romans 15:7
Fasting Together
Everybody Else Seems To Know How This Works
Romans 15:7
Zechariah 7:5
When You Fast
Did You Do It Unto Me
Zechariah 7:5
Luke 10:33
The Chosen Fast
He Was Going Somewhere Too
Luke 10:33
1 Corinthians 10:31
Feeding The House
Whether Ye Eat Or Drink
1 Corinthians 10:31
Micah 6:8
The Chosen Fast
Do Justly, And Love Mercy
Micah 6:8
Luke 10:42
The Given Hour
One Thing Is Needful
Luke 10:42
Isaiah 58:8
The Chosen Fast
I Read That Chapter As A Promise About Me
Isaiah 58:8
Colossians 4:2
The Given Hour
Watch In The Same With Thanksgiving
Colossians 4:2
Hebrews 13:16
The Chosen Fast
That Does Not Count As Worship
Hebrews 13:16
Galatians 1:10
Seen In Secret
Do I Seek To Please Men
Galatians 1:10
Acts 14:23
Fasting Together
I Decided I Was Above This
Acts 14:23
Genesis 28:16
Feeding The House
Surely The Lord Is In This Place
Genesis 28:16
Psalm 27:8
The Given Hour
The Hour You Emptied And Filled Back Up
Psalm 27:8
Psalm 37:4
More Than Answers
Delight Thyself Also
Psalm 37:4
Luke 10:40
Feeding The House
Cumbered About Much Serving
Luke 10:40
Psalm 130:6
The Given Hour
More Than They That Watch For Morning
Psalm 130:6
Deuteronomy 15:11
The Chosen Fast
Open Thine Hand Wide
Deuteronomy 15:11
John 13:14
Feeding The House
He Took The Towel And It Was Worship
John 13:14
James 2:16
The Chosen Fast
Be Ye Warmed And Filled
James 2:16
Matthew 6:16
When You Fast
Wash Your Face, He Said
Matthew 6:16
Psalm 73:25
More Than Answers
Whom Have I In Heaven But Thee
Psalm 73:25
1 Samuel 1:15
When You Fast
I Poured Out My Soul
1 Samuel 1:15
Proverbs 19:17
The Chosen Fast
Lending To The Lord
Proverbs 19:17
Matthew 6:1
Seen In Secret
Which One Of Us Is In Here
Matthew 6:1
Joel 2:13
When You Fast
Rend Your Heart And Not Your Coat
Joel 2:13
Galatians 6:2
Fasting Together
Beside Each Other Is Not Together
Galatians 6:2
Job 42:5
More Than Answers
Now Mine Eye Seeth Thee
Job 42:5
Psalm 84:10
The Given Hour
Better Than A Thousand Anywhere Else
Psalm 84:10
Psalm 63:3
More Than Answers
Thy Lovingkindness Is Better
Psalm 63:3
Isaiah 55:2
When You Fast
Spending On What Is Not Bread
Isaiah 55:2
Psalm 62:1
The Given Hour
Waiting Is Not Nothing Happening
Psalm 62:1
Romans 14:4
Fasting Together
Who Art Thou That Judgest
Romans 14:4
Genesis 32:26
More Than Answers
I Will Not Let Thee Go
Genesis 32:26
Psalm 139:2
Seen In Secret
You Know My Sitting Down
Psalm 139:2
Psalm 133:1
Fasting Together
I Still Feel Like A Guest In Here
Psalm 133:1
Exodus 33:15
More Than Answers
If Thy Presence Go Not With Me
Exodus 33:15
1 Corinthians 12:26
Fasting Together
If One Member Suffer
1 Corinthians 12:26
Isaiah 58:10
The Chosen Fast
Draw Out Thy Soul
Isaiah 58:10
Colossians 3:23
Feeding The House
You Are Fasting And The Dinner Still Needs Making
Colossians 3:23
Matthew 6:4
Seen In Secret
Rewarded Openly, Whatever That Means
Matthew 6:4
1 Timothy 5:8
Feeding The House
Provide For Thine Own
1 Timothy 5:8
Matthew 6:6
Seen In Secret
Shut The Door
Matthew 6:6
Psalm 127:2
Feeding The House
The Bread Of Sorrows
Psalm 127:2
Jeremiah 17:10
Seen In Secret
If He Really Sees All Of It
Jeremiah 17:10
Ezra 8:21
When You Fast
A Right Way, Asked For Plainly
Ezra 8:21