“Do not be envious of evil men nor desire to be with them, for their heart devises violence and their lips talk of troublemaking…Do not fret because of evildoers nor be envious of the wicked, for there will be no prospect for the evil man; the…
Wise living includes both what you do and also what you do not do. From Proverbs 23:31-24:29, Solomon states eight things a wise person avoids. Send article as PDF
“Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, or like one who lies at the top of the mast, saying: ‘They have struck me, but I was not hurt; they have beaten me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake, that…
“Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it swirls around smoothly. At the last it bites like a serpent and stings like a viper. Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart will utter…
“Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who linger long at the wine, those who go in search of mixed wine” (Proverbs 23:29-30). Send article as PDF
“The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child will delight in him. Let your father and your mother be glad, and let her who bore you rejoice. My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my…
“Buy the truth, and do not sell it, also wisdom and instruction and understanding” (Proverbs 23:23). Send article as PDF
“Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old” (Proverbs 23:22). Send article as PDF
“Hear, my son, and be wise and guide your heart in the way. Do not mix with winebibbers or with gluttonous eaters of meat. For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags” (Proverbs 23:19-21). Send article…
“Do not let your heart envy sinners, but be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day; for surely there is a hereafter, and your hope will not be cut off” (Proverbs 23:17-18). Send article as PDF
