Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Proverbs 3:13

Biola University's Center for Christianity, Culture & the Arts is pleased to share the 2024 Advent Project, a daily devotional series celebrating the beauty and meaning of the Advent season through art, music, poetry, prayer, Scripture, and written devotions. The project starts on the first day of Advent and continues through Epiphany. Our goal is to help individuals quiet their hearts and enter into a daily routine of worship and reflection during this meaningful but often hectic season. Our prayer is that the project will help ground you in the unsurpassable beauty, mystery and miracle of the Word made flesh.

Three Practical Lessons on Happiness from the Greatest Teacher on Earth. A timeless wisdom illustrated through one dinner.

Prosperity is a word that can easily be misunderstood. Some people connect it only with financial success. Others avoid the idea entirely because it has sometimes been used in ways that create pressure or unrealistic expectations. Scripture presents a broader picture. Prosperity in the biblical sense speaks to a life that grows under God’s guidance. It includes wisdom, responsibility, generosity, and the ability to flourish over time in the places where God has placed you. This 7-day devotional explores how faith influences the way we work, make decisions, handle resources, and trust God through different seasons of life.

Wisdom is learned through relationship with God. This plan invites you to slow down, listen for God’s voice, and align your decisions with his truth. As you practice the rhythm of wisdom, you’ll grow in discernment, confidence, and trust, learning to walk closely with God in every season of life.

Being a father who prays isn’t the same thing as being a praying father. A father who prays takes actions. A praying father builds godly character. He’s in a constant and authentic exchange with a real and present God. This can be more easily said than done, but do it we must. Join us on a fatherhood journey as we learn how to be praying fathers who impact future generations.

In a busy world, we have to make space for the things that matter most. We have to learn to apply godly wisdom that will help you incorporate these activities into your busy life. In some cases, you will find that you are doing the wrong things. Or you might find that you are doing the right things for the wrong reason or in the wrong way, so they are not life-giving or fulfilling. 

Proverbs is a book of wisdom tucked inside metaphors, symbols, and poetic imagery. In Proverbs, we enroll in the divine seminary of wisdom and revelation, seeking to learn the ways of God. This 9–day reading plan is inspired by The Passion Translation of the Bible. Proverbs: Wisdom from Above, includes an introduction to wisdom as revealed in Proverbs 1-9.

Wisdom inspires growth and builds up faith when we go through all kinds of circumstances in our everyday lives. In this devotional, we hope that you will be encouraged to grow in wisdom and understanding.

Together, we’ve been blessed to see the world through the lens of many amazing opportunities. But our family’s still just like your family. Our marriage’s just like your marriage. Our relationship goal when we married: love God, love each other, and inspire our kids to see marriage differently. We hope this series inspires you to do marriage and family God’s way – and to give them all you’ve got.

Sometimes we can get lost in the everyday tasks of parenting. We need to remind ourselves that the only thing we should aim for is the heart of our kids. If we trust the Lord, and teach them to do the same, we will see the rewards He promises come through every time. Let’s place in their hearts the melody they would want to sing when we are gone.

A new year lies ahead of you. Maybe you are full of good intentions and plans! This reading plan gives you some valuable Biblical advice for your life that is important throughout the year.

If Romans 1–11 is Paul’s masterpiece of Gospel exposition, then Romans 12 is a masterpiece of Gospel application. God, in His mercy, has invited us to offer our whole selves to Him. He transforms us by renewing our minds, and He teaches us to walk in humility and love—even toward our enemies.

Many acknowledge stress as a considerable day to day challenge. Pathway to Peace provides a serious and insightful Biblical roadmap to transforming our lives from high stress to a sustainable peace.

Real wisdom is a precious commodity that many are looking for, but few ever find. The Bible contains a whole book of wise lessons, called Proverbs. These proverbs were written down by men, but inspired by “the only wise God” (see Romans 16:27). This Reading Plan studies fourteen gems of wisdom from this Bible book. Do read with us and become wise...

Sweet Mama, your days are full — and your heart is, too. "Prayers for a Mother's Day: Powerful Prayers for Busy Moms" offers simple, heartfelt prayers for the beautiful (and busy) days of motherhood. Whether you're whispering them over dishes or diapers, each prayer invites Jesus into your home, your heart, and your family. You don’t have to do it alone — let’s walk this journey together, one prayer at a time.

The Bible is written by different authors and contains different genres of literature. The Basic Training Challenge takes you through books written by prophets and poets to learn more about God’s mission here on earth. Similar to your basic training, this plan will challenge you to get spiritually fit in God’s Word.

Everyone is capable of accomplishing great things, but no one can do it alone. Part of great service and leadership is relying on a trustworthy team. In the Old Testament, God used ambassadors in the form of prophets and poets to communicate his instructions and tasks, as well as consequences, incentives, and rewards to all people. This plan will provide a deeper understanding into God’s character and leadership qualities.

The famous story of the prodigal in Luke gives us an outline of the addiction process as well as the principles for the journey back. This story of addiction is timeless and so are the principles for recovery. God’s desire is always for us to leave our addictions to follow Him. Join me, as I walk scripture by scripture through the journey of the prodigal.

A settled life is built by wisdom rightly applied. This plan reveals how God’s wisdom guides decisions, relationships, and character for stability and lasting progress. Through simple biblical lessons, you will learn to live with foresight, make sound choices, value purpose, embrace right associations, and apply creativity in daily life. As you engage this devotional, may God grant you wisdom that brings clarity, maturity, and settlement in every area of your life.

PRESENCE is a devotional series focused on deepening your relationship with God by prioritizing His presence and divine order. Over the next 21 days, we’ll reflect on scriptures that invite you to slow down, align with God’s timing, and stay where He is moving. This journey will help you cultivate a habit of seeking and resting in God’s presence and remaining in His perfect will.

Dallas Willard urged us to learn and practice prayer as a two-way dialogue with God. These excerpts from his best-selling book Hearing God, assembled by Jan Johnson, are an invitation to meet God, to allow his voice to shape your choices, and to encourage your heart. As you begin this four-week reading plan, thank God that he promises to meet you wherever you are in your faith journey.

Do you feel overwhelmed, dissatisfied, and stuck in a rut? Wishing your day-to-day life could improve? God's Word is your guide to brighter days. During this 28-day reading plan, you will discover ways you can go from living just a good life to living the type of better life that God desires you to have.

Celebrate Hope: Looking Back, Stepping Up is an invitation to find where God has been present with us in difficult days long past and where God is present with us now. Certainly God has been our help in ‘ages past,’ and God remains ‘our hope for years to come.’ Celebrate Hope provides us with this needed reminder and offers us the strength to carry on.

Although the Proverbs seems like a loosely composed wisdom sayings, on a whole they actually present Christians with an opportunity to contemplate Christ who is wisdom in the flesh. The Proverbs that are selected invites you to a practice of 'ora et labora' , we contemplate Christ and work in his world—the essence of Christian life.

Daily Bible Reading is designed to facilitate consistent interaction with Scripture. It includes background information on each day’s Scripture passage and key verse for meditation, reflection questions to help you dive deeper into Scripture, and a prayer and prayer concern to help you connect to God and be of spiritual support to others. Journey with us this month as we explore the theme “God’s Life-Giving Word of Wisdom.”