21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
Proverbs Club Commentary
To keep the conversation amicable,
avoid the contentious person.
#charcoal_to_embers #wood_to_fire #quarrelsome_person #kindling #strife #charcoal #embers #wood #fire #quarrelsome
26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well
are the righteous who give way to the wicked.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The Narrow Path demands your fealty.
Have nothing to do
with the fruitless deeds of darkness,
but rather expose them.
Ephesians 5:11 (NIV)
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30 I went past the field of a sluggard,
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31 thorns had come up everywhere,
the ground was covered with weeds,
and the stone wall was in ruins.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The idler destroys by failing to act.
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
Benjamin Franklin
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1 When you sit to dine with a ruler,
note well what is before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat
if you are given to gluttony.
3 Do not crave his delicacies,
for that food is deceptive.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Be shrewd and moderate when invited to an event.
You may have no idea why you were really invited.
Perhaps your behavior is being observed.
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22 Do not exploit the poor because they are poor
and do not crush the needy in court,
23 for the Lord will take up their case
and will exact life for life.
Proverbs Club Commentary
When the Wicked abuse the oppressed,
Jesus repays them accordingly.
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