5) A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Just tell the truth and avoid the punishment
of the perjurer and the liar.
#false #witness #not #unpunished #whoever #pours #lies #free
12) Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
but humility comes before honor.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Pride comes before the fall, so avoid it.
Humility results in honor.
Humility is required on the Narrow Path.
#before #downfall #heart #haughty #humility #comes #before #honor
5) Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;
whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Receive the blessings of God, and not His wrath.
Help the poor and the devastated, and do not disparage them.
#whoever #mocks #poor #shows #contempt #their #Maker #gloats #disaster #not #go #unpunished
2) All a person’s ways seem pure to them,
but motives are weighed by the Lord.
Proverbs Club Commentary
You may think you are correct, but reassess your motive.
Jesus judges the motive, not the action.
#all #person #ways #seem #pure #them #motives #weighed #Lord
2) The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The Wise speak from wisdom, of course.
Fools spout off with their stupidity.
#tongue #wise #adorns #knowledge #mouth #fool #gushes #folly
