2) Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,
but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Stolen wealth grows wings and flies away.
Righteousness delivers new life daily.
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4b) To those who have no sense she says,
5) “Come, eat my food
and drink the wine I have mixed.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Wisdom invites the fool to come and eat and drink with her.
Enjoy the fruits of wisdom and find your Narrow Path.
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27) I was there when he set the heavens in place,
when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
28) when he established the clouds above
and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
29) when he gave the sea its boundary
so the waters would not overstep his command,
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Jesus used wisdom to set the boundaries for the surface of the earth.
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11) (She is unruly and defiant,
her feet never stay at home;
12) now in the street, now in the squares,
at every corner she lurks.)
Proverbs Club Commentary
The adulteress is a ruthless hunter.
Avoid her enticement and live.
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3) So do this, my son, to free yourself,
since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands:
Go—to the point of exhaustion—
and give your neighbor no rest!
Proverbs Club Commentary
If you are trapped by your pledge to another,
make it top priority to free yourself from your promise.
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