20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The Narrow Path awards blessings.
The other paths result in punishment.
#faithful_person #richly_blessed #eager #get_rich #unpunished #faithful #blessed #eager #rich
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
