Monthly Archives: February 2022

Criminals Commit Hara-Kiri – Proverbs 1:18

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Criminals Commit Hara-Kiri
Proverbs 1:18 (NIV)

18 These men lie in wait for their own blood;
they ambush only themselves!

Proverbs Club Commentary

Do not envy criminals or join their gangs.
Those paths lead only to ruin.

#men #lie_in_wait #blood #ambush #only #themselves

The Stingy Receive Poverty – Proverbs 28:22

The Stingy Receive Poverty
Proverbs 28:22 (NIV)

22 The stingy are eager to get rich
and are unaware that poverty awaits them.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Avarice births poverty, not wealth.
Be generous with your currency and prosper.

#stingy #eager #rich #unaware #poverty #awaits

Manage Your Assets Meticulously – Proverbs 27:23-24

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Manage Your Assets Meticulously
Proverbs 27:23-24 (NIV)

23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,
give careful attention to your herds;

24 for riches do not endure forever,
and a crown is not secure for all generations.

Proverbs Club Commentary

All things deviate over time and have a limited life cycle.
Know your assets and adjust them accordingly.
Get out of buggy whips.

#condition #flocks #careful #attention #herds #riches #endure #forever #crown #secure #generations

Lying Lips Harbor A Deceitful Heart – Proverbs 26:24

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Lying Lips Harbor A Deceitful Heart
Proverbs 26:24 (NIV)

24 Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,
but in their hearts they harbor deceit.

Proverbs Club Commentary

The Wicked cloak their treachery with lies.

The Lord saw how great the wickedness
of the human race had become on the earth,
and that every inclination of the thoughts
of the human heart was only evil all the time.
Genesis 6:5 (NIV)

#enemies #disguise #themselves #lips #hearts #harbor #deceit

Hezekiah Compiles More Proverbs – Proverbs 25:1

Hezekiah Compiles More Proverbs
Proverbs 25:1

1 These are more proverbs of Solomon,
compiled by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:

Proverbs Club Commentary

Chapter 25 is self-documented as proverbs of King Solomon.
It also records that King Hezekiah ordered the compilation.
These proverbs were lost very early, so how many are still to be found?

#more #proverbs #Solomon #compiled #men #Hezekiah #king #Judah