29 Do you see someone skilled in their work?
They will serve before kings;
they will not serve before officials of low rank.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Master your profession and invoice the leaders.
#see #someone #skilled #work #serve #kings #officials #low #rank
23 Those who guard their mouths and their tongues
keep themselves from calamity.
Proverbs Club Commentary
To help you avoid adversity,
mind your ?’P’s and ?Q’s.
#guard #mouths #tongues #keep #themselves #calamity
23 The Lord detests differing weights,
and dishonest scales do not please him.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Cheating others is a common character fault.
Use honest scales and honest weights,
an honest ephah and an honest hin.
I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of Egypt.
Leviticus 19:36 (NIV)
#Lord #detests #differing #weights #dishonest #scales #please
24 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
Proverbs Club Commentary
It is a slight exaggeration,
but an idler is too lazy to even feed himself.
#sluggard #buries #hand #dish #bring #back #mouth
1 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The narcissist is both antagonistic and argumentative.
Befriend him at your own risk.
#unfriendly #person #pursues #selfish #against #sound #judgment #starts #quarrels
