About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

Proverbs 18:1-24 About What Different Types of People Say

 

About What Different Types of People Say

Proverbs 18:1-24                                      Proverbs [in Smaller Chunks]

A man, [who has] separated himself, [because of] desire, seeks & [interferes] with all wisdom. A fool has no delight in understanding, but [thinks] that his heart may [learn it] itself. 

When the wicked [come, then disrespect comes] & also [disgrace comes with blame.] The words [from] a man’s mouth are [like] deep waters & the [fountain] of wisdom [is like] a flowing brook.

[James 3:17 First, the wisdom that is from above is pure & then [peaceful, gentle & easy to request] full of mercy & good [results, impartial] & [without saying one thing & doing another, a.k.a. hypocrisy.] 

It isn’t good to [show preference to] the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. A fool’s lips enter into [arguments] & his mouth [calls] for [blows.] A fool’s mouth [leads to] his destruction & his lips [entrap] his soul.

The words of a [gossip] are [like] wounds that go down to the innermost parts of [his being.] He, [who] is [lazy] in his work, is also [a] brother to him, [who] is a great waster [of money.]

The Name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous run into it & [are] safe. The rich man’s wealth is his strong city & his own conceit [is like] a high wall. Before destruction, the heart of a man is [arrogant] & before honor is humility. 

He [who answers] a matter before he [hears] it, [lacks good judgment & brings] shame to [himself.] The spirit of a man will sustain [him in] his infirmity, but who can bear a [broken] spirit? 

The heart of the [cautious] gets knowledge & the ear of the wise [seeks] knowledge. A man’s gift [gets him in their good graces, so they] make room for him & bring him before [important] men.

He, [who] is first in his own cause [seems] just: but his neighbor comes & [questions] him. The [impartial] lot [causes disputes] to [stop] & [keeps apart] the mighty.

A brother offended is harder to be won [over] than a strong city & their [disputes] are like the [gate] bars of a castle. A man’s [stomach] shall be satisfied with the fruit [a.k.a. words] of his mouth & he shall be filled with the [produce] of his lips. 

[Both] death & life are [within] the power of the [mouth & those who] love it shall eat the [fruits of it.] [Whoever] finds a wife, finds a good thing & obtains [the] favor of the Lord. 

The poor use [emotional requests, begging;] but the rich answer roughly. A man, [who] has friends must show [he’s] friendly & there is a friend, [who stays] closer than a brother.