8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
9 They are a garland to grace your head
and a chain to adorn your neck.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Proverbs are instructions and teachings
that are revealed in your speech and actions.
#listen #son #father #instruction #mother #teaching #garland #grace #head #chain #adorn #neck
13 She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
Proverbs Club Commentary
A good wife sews goods for family and profit.
#wool #flax #works #hands #noble_wife #works_at_home #seamstress
29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride,
four that move with stately bearing:
30 a lion, mighty among beasts,
who retreats before nothing;
31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat,
and a king secure against revolt.
Proverbs Club Commentary
A righteous leader is akin
to a lion, a rooster, and a he-goat;
all noble characteristics.
#stately #stride #stately_bearing #lion #mighty #beasts #retreats #nothing #strutting_rooster #he-goat #king #secure #revolt
16 When the wicked thrive, so does sin,
but the righteous will see their downfall.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The Righteous will witness the overthrow of the Wicked.
#wicked #thrive #sin #righteous #see #downfall
16 A tyrannical ruler practices extortion,
but one who hates ill-gotten gain
will enjoy a long reign.
Proverbs Club Commentary
A righteous leader is appreciated for years;
An oppressive leader, not at all.
#tyrannical_ruler #practices #extortion #hates #ill-gotten_gain #enjoy #long_reign #tyrannical #ill-gotten #reign
