Proverbs 6:13signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye, a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious...thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber.In The Matrix Reloaded, there’s that famous moment where Neo meets the Architect, and before Neo even forms the decision in his mind, the Architect sees and says:“Already I can see the chain reaction—the chemical precursors that signal the onset of an emotion designed to overwhelm logic and reason…”And basically he’s saying, “Your choice is already known. Your body language gives you away.”That’s wild… because thousands of years earlier, Proverbs 6:13 said the same thing:A liar leaks the truth through their body. A wink of the eye. A foot twitch. A finger flick.The Bible is saying: People signal deceit without even knowing they’re signaling it.🗣️REAL TALK: “Tells” Are RealPsychology confirms it: Your body has tells.You know, tells — the tiny, involuntary reactions that poker players study to read the truth hiding behind a bluff.When we lie, blood rushes to our nose.When we are embarrassed, blood moves to our ears.When we’re falling in love, the chest warms.Truth flows freely.A lie has to fight its way out.And every time you lie, the first person you betray… is yourself.You have to override your own nature to do it.We were formed from the earth— from something honest, simple, grounded. And to lie is to rebel against the earthiness God made us from.That’s why deceit always leaks. The body confesses what the mouth refuses to say.💡THE BIG IDEABefore you deceive someone else, you have to disconnect from your own soul.You have to split yourself. Silence your conscience. Override your own inner nature.Lies don’t just break trust— they break alignment.And Proverbs is warning us:“Don’t become the kind of person who gets ‘told on’ by their own tells.”👉🏽 I’m Telling YouThe beautiful truth? Awareness is a muscle.If you choose truth— truth with yourself, truth with God, truth with people— your inner world and outer world come back into alignment.The more honest your life becomes, the fewer pieces of you leak out sideways.You become whole again. Integrated. At ease. Your “yes” means yes. Your “no” means no. Your body and your soul finally tell the same story.💥 RememberA lie fractures you.But the truth puts you back together again.PrayerLord, quiet my reflex to perform—help me stay present.Today’s ChallengeBefore you explain yourself today, pause. Hand over mouth. Tap your fingers. Feel the space between reaction and reflection.You don’t always have to make it rhyme or right. Just real. Because sometimes the most honest prayer…is the sound of your silence.About the AuthorFred Lynch is a creative communicator, author, and Christian Hip Hop pioneer. To learn more about Fred and what he’s up to now…click here or you can find him in all the socials by searching the handle: heyfredlynch📱Experience Proverbs Daily by Subscribing!Ready to receive daily wisdom directly on your phone?Go to proverbsdaily.org for the app  or just click that Subscribe button right now!Be Wise and Be Well...peace.Thanks for reading Proverbs Daily! This post is public so feel free to share it.

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Proverbs 5:18May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious....thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber.What a verse! Straight up—when I was a teenager, I read Proverbs 5:18–19, especially verse 19…“Let her breasts satisfy you at all times!”And I was like: “Lord! I have no problem obeying this command!”In fact, Lord… “Can I put this scripture on a poster above my bed when I get married? I just want to be faithful, Lord!”But with time, I learned: Yes, this text and many others speak uncandidlyabout physical love…yes…SEX!And we’ll get to that—but physical love is just the doorway to something deeper: covenant, joy, companionship, history, and blessing.So this episode here… is dedicated to the one I love—my wife, D’Ann—because her birthday is tomorrow. And I just gotta talk about her.Our Story — The Altar MomentI’ll never forget the first time we met. We were in church. She was at the altar praying, crying—having her moment with God.And with all the 19-year-old smoothness I could muster, I walked up, dropped my voice to a Barry-White-level tone and said:“Praise the Lord.”She looked up—eyes red, nose running— and said, “Oh… hi,” then immediately turned back to praying.Now I thought, “Dang… she kicked me to the curb in church.”But later she told me: “Boy, I thought you were cute, but I was crying, my hair was a mess, and the Holy Ghost was dealing with me. I needed at least 30 seconds to get myself together.”And that’s how it began— awkward, funny, real, and full of God’s fingerprints.Scripture Breakdown — The Blessed FountainNow… that phrase “let your fountain be blessed” in Hebrew poetry?Yes—the whole idea of a ‘fountain’ in this context with its ‘fount-ness’ is an explicit sexual metaphor. Ancient readers wouldn’t have missed it…they knew what he was talking about! In fact, Commentators confirm it: This is a literal prayer for a vibrant, joyful, faithful life giving intimate sex-life with one’s life partner. Did you get that part? Spouse…Life-Partner.A shared joy. An endless love. A union that overflows.But the fountain is also symbolic of the whole life that flows from a covenant bond where you discover:* Emotional safety* Shared purpose* History built through seasons* Joy you don’t have to manufacture* Love that grows up, not just grows oldGod is saying: May everything that flows from this relationship be blessed. May your union be a source of joy, vitality, renewal, and life.Sure it’s about pleasure— but it’s also about partnership. The sacred gift of choosing and being chosen by someone for life.The Deeper MeaningAt its core, Proverbs 5:18 is an invitation to:Look at them the way you did at first. To smile at memories. To honor what God is building between you. To treat your relationship not as ordinary, run of the mill… “garden variety love”—Naw…it’s a blessed fountain you get to drink from and pour into.And for those listening who aren’t boo’d up—(that means you don’t have a partner) this verse is still for you:Rejoice in the love God has already placed in you— the love you carry, the love you give, the love you are slowly becoming. Nurture that inner well. Because healthy outward love grows from a holistic inner love.Love doesn’t begin with another person. Love begins with a soul at peace with itself.Here’s The PointAttend to love. Because a tended love—romantic or personal— becomes a blessed fountain that never runs dry.PrayerTeach me to cherish, honor, and rejoice in real love.Today’s ChallengeTake five minutes and remember the first moment you knew— really knew— that love had chosen you…for life!Let gratitude rise. Then tell that person (or tell yourself):“This smile in my heart… is dedicated to you.”About the AuthorFred Lynch is a creative communicator,...