Monthly Archives: May 2023

Fools And Their Addictions – Proverbs 26:11

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Fools And Their Addictions
Proverbs 26:11 (NIV)

11) As a dog returns to its vomit,
so fools repeat their folly.

Proverbs Club Commentary

It is a gross way to put it, but very true.
Reviving a contained addiction is pathetic and foolish.

#dog #returns #vomit #fools #repeat #folly

Do Not Depend On The Irresponsible – Proverbs 25:19

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Do Not Depend On The Irresponsible
Proverbs 25:19 (NIV)

19) Like a broken tooth or a lame foot
is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Depend on the Wise and the Godly.
Others could hang you out to dry.

#broken #tooth #lame #foot #reliance #unfaithful #time #trouble

Good Judges Are Impartial – Proverbs 24:23

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Good Judges Are Impartial
Proverbs 24:23 (NIV)

23) These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judging is not good

Proverbs Club Commentary

Verse 23, and the rest of the chapter,
are possibly not from King Solomon.

Judges must be fair-minded or recused.

#also #sayings #wise #show #partiality #judging #not #good

Wine Bites And Poisons – Proverbs 23:32

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Wine Bites And Poisons
Proverbs 23:32 (NIV)

32) In the end it bites like a snake
and poisons like a viper.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Alcohol, in general,
and wine, in particular,
bites like a poisonous snake.

#wine #alcohol #end #bites #snake #poisons #viper

Adulteress, Fallen Man, Wrath Of God – Proverbs 22:14

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Adulteress, Fallen Man, Wrath Of God
Proverbs 22:14 (NIV)

14) The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit;
a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.

Proverbs Club Commentary

A fallen man foolishly believes the words of the adulteress.

#mouth #adulterous #woman #deep #pit #man #under #Lord #Jesus #wrath #falls