Proverbs 16 - This captures them all...

Ok, I'm over posting today, but I am refining my efforts to perceive...

Mar 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. 

Direction concerning all of these elements are contain in this chapter, and certainly Heart gets a good portion of coverage.

Pro 16:9  A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Pro 16:25  There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Pro 16:33  The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

Let Max read it.

https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/Prov.16

Pro 16:1  The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.

Pro 16:2  All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

Pro 16:3  Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Pro 16:4  The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Pro 16:5  Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

Pro 16:6  By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

Pro 16:7  When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Pro 16:8  Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

Pro 16:9  A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Pro 16:10  A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

Pro 16:11  A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.

Pro 16:12  It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

Pro 16:13  Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

Pro 16:14  The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

Pro 16:15  In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Pro 16:16  How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

Pro 16:17  The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Pro 16:18  Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Pro 16:19  Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Pro 16:20  He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

Pro 16:21  The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

Pro 16:22  Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

Pro 16:23  The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

Pro 16:24  Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Pro 16:25  There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Pro 16:26  He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

Pro 16:27  An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

Pro 16:28  A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Pro 16:29  A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

Pro 16:30  He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.

Pro 16:31  The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

Pro 16:32  He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Pro 16:33  The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

John 7:16 - ...My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

Joh 7:16  Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

Joh 7:17  If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

I will classify this couplet on doctrine under the category of the Mind. We are called to understand all of the Bibles' teaching which is really, Jesus', i.e. God's teaching. For this we need to study and engage the Mind.

Heart, Mind , Soul and Strength

For 2016, I will make an attempt to change the blog posts that I make. I'll be ending the longer devotional posts and start to focus on one or more posts each day that represent just an meaningful verse or two. When possible I will try to classify the verse under one of these four categories taken from the great first commandment. Looking at how the verse speaks to this command.

Mar 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. 

We see this originally here.

Deu 6:4  Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

Deu 6:5  And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Deu 6:6  And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

John Gill quotes "Aben Ezra by "the heart" understands knowledge, and by the "soul" the spirit of man that is in his body, and by might perfect love in the heart."

Jesus reconfirmed this in the Mark verse above as well as these captured by the other gospel writers.

Mat 22:37  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Mar 12:30  And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

Luk 10:27  And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Let me offer one caution, although I will be focusing on single verses, let's not interpret these out of context. One can understand this risk better by reading Greg Koukle

http://www.str.org/articles/never-read-a-bible-verse#.VoQACq876rU

Or the longer complete version here.

http://www.brianauten.com/Apologetics/NRBV_booklet_1.pdf

Greg said much the same this year...

https://bible.org/assets/pdf/Koukl_Misquoting%20God-2.pdf

Almost two thousand years ago the apostle Peter told us.

2Pe 1:20  Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

The context though for me in selecting these verses is that I am still pursing my ten lists or ten chapter daily reading. So hopefully I can have some success in keep the meaning true to the Bible's specific and over context.