Answer for @Rashidah Hansen One of our newest member asked this question: Which translation is everyone using when doing the daily reading? I go between King James and New King James. Made me decide to write an article to guide the community. To be clear, we are not KJV Only, just KJV preferred. At another time, I will create a training on the uniqueness of the KJV for Wisdom building. But this will suffice for now. Below are: 12 Reasons The Proverbs 12X Method Stands on the King James Bible Most Christians today are not suffering from a lack of Bible access. They are suffering from thin reading, shallow hearing, weak meditation, casual theology, and a modern appetite for ease over depth. That matters. Because if wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord, then the way we approach the Word of God is not a small matter. It is a revealing matter. It reveals whether we want truth on God’s terms or truth trimmed to fit our comfort, our pace, and our taste. That is one reason The Proverbs 12X Method is KJV-preferred. This is not about being trendy, combative, or elitist. It is about reverence. It is about formation. It is about choosing a Bible that has weight, cadence, memory, precision, and power. It is about choosing a translation that helps train the soul rather than merely satisfy the modern appetite for convenience. Even Christopher Hitchens, one of the most outspoken atheists of his generation, recognized that the King James Bible preserved a shared treasury of images, phrases, and literary force without which a culture becomes dangerously thin. Historians and literary writers continue to note the KJV’s enduring influence on English language, imagination, and public speech. So here is our case. These are 12 reasons we use the KJV and why we are unapologetically KJV-preferred. 1. We believe the Word of God should sound weighty The Bible is not common. It is not ordinary speech. It is not motivational copy. It is not spiritualized self-help. It is the Word of the living God.

Here are my takeaways from today. Also, please hold me up in prayer and my son. I will be having knee replacement surgery on June 3rd. My son is still deployed. Also please hold my niece Brittni in prayer. She is a Pediatric Oncology Charge Nurse. They had some hard losses the past couple of weeks that got to her. She needs God’s strength to keep doing what God called her to do. 🙏🏻❤️ Thank you! @Sean Isaacs @Angie Tirso @Brian Johansen @Hanna Behr @Christopher Lyle @David Keith McGowan @Denis Polonko @Gopal Philion @Gourab Saikia @Samuel Giles @Rashidah Hansen @Rochelle Isaacs @Matthew Washington @Michael McDaniel @Nancy Rudy Rudy @Denis Polonko @Rick Roman @Shevon Saulas

Proverbs 18 and the Discipline of Self-Mastery Many people imagine their greatest struggles are outside of them — difficult people, frustrating circumstances, limited opportunity, or the pressures of life. But the wisdom of Scripture brings the spotlight somewhere far more uncomfortable. The greatest battle of life is not first external. It is internal. Before a person can lead others, build anything meaningful, steward resources wisely, or cultivate healthy relationships, the inner life must first come under the government of wisdom. This is why self-mastery stands at the foundation of the Proverbs 12X framework. Proverbs 18 quietly exposes this battle. “He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, and rageth against all wise judgment.” — Proverbs 18:1 The verse describes a person who withdraws from counsel, not because they love wisdom, but because they wish to protect their own desires. When the heart is not governed, correction feels offensive and wise judgment feels threatening. Self-mastery begins when we allow wisdom to examine us rather than resist it. Then Proverbs turns to the discipline of the tongue. “He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.” — Proverbs 18:13 An undisciplined person reacts quickly. The wise person listens first. Self-mastery slows the tongue, restrains impulse, and seeks understanding before responding. These two verses alone reveal how much of life is shaped by the governance of the inner man — the heart that desires, the mind that judges, and the tongue that speaks. Tomorrow in Wisdom Works – Self-Mastery, we will walk through Proverbs 18 together using our new framework. We will read the chapter together, identify key verses that expose the inner life, discuss the wisdom of the text as a group, and apply it to the discipline of self-government. Before you join, read Proverbs 18 slowly and choose one verse that speaks to self-mastery. Bring it with you. Important: New Time Tomorrow’s session will meet at: