21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
but people are tested by their praise.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Metals are extracted by extreme heat.
A reputation is formed by speech and action.
#crucible #silver #furnace #gold #people #tested #praise
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.
Proverbs Club Commentary
When possible, avoid the gossiper to avoid the gossip.
Confront gossip whenever possible.
When gossip starts, either stop it or leave.
#words #gossip #choice_morsels #down #inmost_parts
27 It is not good to eat too much honey,
nor is it honorable
to search out matters that are too deep.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The appetite for attention
is as enticing as the appetite for food.
Adhere to your reasonable limits.
#not_good #eat #too_much_honey #honorable #search_out_matters #too_deep #deep #good #eat #honey #honorable #search_out #matters #deep
32 I applied my heart to what I observed
and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
34 and poverty will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Maximize your time.
Never rest when you can work.
#applied #heart #observed #learned #lesson #saw #sleep #slumber #folding #hands #rest #poverty #thief #scarcity #armed_man
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.
Proverbs Club Commentary
How many Godly opportunities have you passed on
in order to seek more riches elsewhere?
“No one can serve two masters.
Either you will hate the one and love the other,
or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve both God and money.”
Matthew 6:24 (NIV) and Luke 16:13 (NIV)
#wear_yourself_out #get_rich #trust #cleverness
