Monthly Archives: June 2021

Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants – Proverbs 1:5-6

5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance—

6 for understanding proverbs and parables,
the sayings and riddles of the wise.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Siphonaptera
by Augustus De Morgan

Great fleas have little fleas
upon their backs to bite ’em,
And little fleas have lesser fleas,
and so ad infinitum.

And the great fleas themselves,
in turn, have greater fleas to go on;
While these again have greater still,
and greater still, and so on.

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Making The Earth Tremble
Proverbs 30:21-23 (NIV)

21 “Under three things the earth trembles,
under four it cannot bear up:

22 a servant who becomes king,
a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,

23 a contemptible woman who gets married,
and a servant who displaces her mistress.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Four Earth Shakers
A manual worker who becomes the leader
A wicked person of plenty
An odious wife
A maidservant who evicts her maid

Successful Kings Support The Poor
Proverbs 29:14 (NIV)

14 If a king judges the poor with fairness,
his throne will be established forever.

Proverbs Club Commentary

The leader who promotes the poor will continue to lead.

14 Blessed is the one who always trembles before God,
but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.

Proverbs Club Commentary

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7 (NIV)

14 If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse.

Proverbs Club Commentary

I was recently embarrassed similarly.
Take care to bless others in a proper setting.