3 Stone is heavy and sand a burden,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Harassment of the ungodly is stifling.
Avoid the ungodly like the plague.
#stone #heavy #sand #burden #fool #provocation #heavier #both
28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Liars hate their victims.
Sycophants damage their victims.
#lying #tongue #hates #hurts #flattering #mouth #works #ruin
6 Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
and do not claim a place among his great men;
7 it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”
than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Never take a position higher than you deserve and risk embarrassment.
Humble yourself and possibly be recognized for your accomplishments.
#exalt #yourself #king #presence #claim #place #great #men #better #humiliate #nobles
8 Whoever plots evil
will be known as a schemer.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Your conspiracies expose your vile character.
#whoever #plots #evil #known #schemer
13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14 Punish them with the rod
and save them from death.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Many adults insist that a child must never be physically disciplined.
This duel proverb rejects that philosophy.
The older the child becomes, the less effective the rod becomes.
#withhold #discipline #child #punish #rod #die #punish #save #death
