A Flatterer’s Hidden Motive
“He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; therefore, do not associate with one who flatters with his lips” (Proverbs 20:19). Send article as PDF
Category: proverbs
The Extreme Importance of Wise Planning
“Plans are established by counsel; by wise counsel wage war” (Proverbs 20:18). Send article as PDF
The Bitter Fruit of Instant Gratification
“Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel” (Proverbs 20:17). Send article as PDF
Trusting the Untrustworthy
“Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger and hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress” (Proverbs 20:16). Send article as PDF
Far Greater in Value
“There is gold and a multitude of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel…Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding; for her proceeds are better than the profits of silver and her gain than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies, and all the things you may desire…
Practicing the Golden Rule in the Marketplace
“‘It is good for nothing,’ cries the buyer; but when he has gone his way, then he boasts” (Proverbs 20:15). Send article as PDF
Get UP!
“Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread” (Proverbs 20:13). Send article as PDF
The God of the Hearing Ear and the Seeing Eye
“The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made them both” (Proverbs 20:12). Send article as PDF
Reputation
“Even a child is known by his deeds, whether what he does is pure and right” (Proverbs 20:11). Send article as PDF
Double Standards
“Diverse weights and diverse measures, they are both alike, an abomination to the Lord…Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord, and dishonest scales are not good” (Proverbs 20:10, 23). Send article as PDF