Sermons on Proverbs 14:12-16:

The Test: Is Foolishness The Better Choice? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 16, 2003

Both foolishness and wisdom fail to satisfy. Both lead us to find the answer somewhere else.

The Test: Is Foolishness the Better Choice? (Ecclesiastes 2) Note: The illustrations in this sermon were mostly borrowed from Sermon Central Intro 1. This is the 100th anniversary of powered flight! It was 100 years ago that the Wright Brothers successfully flew the first airplane at Kitty ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:1-26, Proverbs 14:16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

An Up Front Word On Backsliding

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 11, 2008

How correctable are you? Does God have permission to speak to your heart? What if what He says to you today requires you to humble yourself? Link inc. to formatted text, audio & video, PowerPoint.

An Up Front Word on Backsliding Proverbs 14:14 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Backslide.html The word backslider has a negative ring to it. Most people cringe or tighten when they hear the word, just like we do when we hear the names “Judas” or “Jezebel” or when the word “hypocrite” is ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:14

Denomination: Baptist

Who Do You Listen To?

Contributed by Greg Burcham on Oct 1, 2016

This sermon addresses the importance of listening to God rather than the world.

Who Do You Listen To? Occasionally I have a dream that is so real to me that it impacts my waking decisions. The inspiration for this sermon comes from such a dream. In my dream I was preaching at a church. I was giving it my all and then I looked at all of the congregation, some were playing ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:12

Denomination: Baptist

You Can Cook In Small Pots.(Spurgeon)

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 8, 2016

Spurgeon: DO NOT HOLD BACK BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT PREACH IN ST. PAUL'S CATHERAL. BE CONTENT TO TALK TO ONE OR TWO PEOPLE IN A COTTAGE. YOU CAN COOK IN SMALL POTS AS WELL AS BIG ONES. LITTLE PIGEONS CAN CARRY GREAT MESSAGES.

YOU CAN COOK IN SMALL POTS! WHAT IS THE VALUE OF A SEED?--- By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I have a pint jar of corn seeds. If needed candy corn? IF YOU LISTEN CLOSELY TO EACH PERSON'S ARGUMENT THEIR WAY IS RIGHT... THIS IS HARMLESS. I CAN PLAY WITH SIN AND STILL BE RIGHT. John ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Christian Mother's Prayers Series

Contributed by Joe La Rue on May 9, 2008

Mother’s Day sermon considering the way Christian mom’s can produce a legacy of faith in their children and grandchildren.

Title: A Christian Mother’s Prayers (Mother’s Day) Series: Prayer 101 (Sermon # 3) Date Preached: May 11, 2008 Text: Proverbs 14:1 COPYRIGHT © Joe La Rue, 2008 Introduction A. Hook: A teacher gave her class of second graders a lesson on the magnet and what it does. She explained all ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The End Of Sin Series

Contributed by John Butler on Jul 14, 2009

The last message in a series on sin focusing on the Hebrew word for "end" in our text. An encouragement to look toward the outcome of sin rather than the temporary pleasures.

The End Of Sin I. When God Repeats Himself... Praise the Lord! How many came in here to have some church tonight? How many come to get fed from God’s Word tonight? By the end of the night how many want to have a new revelation from the Word of God? Well I believe you’ve come to the right ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:12

Media's War Against Christians

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Aug 13, 2007

A look at the way the media question, denounce, or just plain ignore the good news.

PowerPoint Available + New Slide > Transition In X Transition Out _________________________________________________ + At WAR > Mt 24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. + Family News In Focus - sound ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:12

Denomination: Baptist

Destructive Spirituality Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Nov 13, 2008

Part 2 in series Slowing Down. How do we pursue God in a way that does not damage ourselves and those around us?

Destructive Spirituality Slowing Down, part 2 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers October 18, 2008 I want to talk to you tonight about destructive spirituality. Last week we talked about how important it is to make sure we follow Jesus the Way in the right way, lest we find that the way is ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:12

Denomination: Free Methodist

What's Wrong With Wrong?

Contributed by Terry Moore on Nov 24, 2009

Do not pretend that everything you do is alright with God.

WHAT’S WRONG WITH WRONG? PRO.14:9-12 “FOOLS MAKE A MOCK AT SIN: BUT AMONG THE RIGHTEOUS THERE IS FAVOR. THE HEART KNOWETH HIS OWN BITTERNESS; AND A STRANGER DOTH NOT INTERMEDDLE WITH HIS JOY. THE HOUSE OF THE WICKED SHALL BE OVERTHROWN: BUT THE TABERNACLE OF THE UPRIGHT SHALL ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:9-12

Denomination: Charismatic

Man’s Major Miscalculation

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Jul 9, 2011

Miscalculations are a normal experience in everyday life that can vary from just nuisances to producing very serious consequences.

MAN’S MAJOR MISCALCULATION "There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death." Proverbs 14:12 (Repeated identically in Proverbs 16:25). Miscalculations are a normal experience in everyday life. They can vary from just nuisances to very serious consequences. A ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:12

Denomination: Baptist

Stepping Up

Contributed by Stephen Hammond on Jun 20, 2013

Father's Day Sermon designed to challenge men to STEP UP and be the man of God, the husband and the father that God desires them to be.

STEPPING UP FATHER’S DAY 2013 Proverbs 14:11-16 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in grief. The faithless ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:11-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Prudence

Contributed by John Mccormack on Feb 18, 2014

A PRUDENT BELIEVER IS CAREFUL.

PRUDENCE OBSERVATION: PRUDENCE DEFINED: WISE, CAREFUL, CAUTIOUS, AND GUARDED. A FOOL IS DEFINED EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE. INTERPRETATION: PROVERBS 14:15 (NKJV) THE SIMPLE BELIEVES EVERY WORD, BUT THE PRUDENT CONSIDERS WELL HIS STEPS. PROVERBS 14:15 (THE BOOK) ONLY SIMPLETONS BELIEVE EVERYTHING ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:15

Denomination: Baptist

Male And Female Created He Them

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Mar 1, 2013

God closed the book on same-sex "marriage" in the book of Genesis.

Male and Female Created He Them I have some notes but I’m going to hold them for just a moment. Please turn with me to Proverbs 14 and we’re going to look at verse 12. “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” Why are the ways of man the ways of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Defeating Boredom

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 2, 2011

Our approach toward life is the greatest factor in determining whether we find life as a Christian boring or filled with wonder and interest.

Defeating Boredom (topical) 1. I really do not want to bore you with today’s sermon because my theme is boredom! 2. America is suffering from a plague of boredom. And this boredom is wasting lives, destroying families, and makes us a nation of depressed people who escape life and boredom by ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Considering Consequences Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Sep 27, 2012

Every action has an "afterwards" to it & Proverbs is studded with reminders of this fact. Proverbs calls us to the premise that nothing should be completely judged by its initial enticing stages. The moral law of sin & its consequences are written on

PROVERBS 14: 12 CONSIDERING CONSEQUENCES Consequences are things we rarely consider. But even the smaller issues of life like having an extra piece of chocolate cake has its consequences as well as its appeal (caloric-waistline consequences). It is difficult for most of us to consider the long ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:25, Proverbs 14:12-13

Denomination: Baptist