4) A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The Wicked follow the words of the ungodly.
The Righteous follow the Scriptures on their Narrow Path.
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1) To humans belong the plans of the heart,
but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Guidance is not revealed from within the self.
Guidance is revealed in the words of Jesus.
All Scripture is God-breathed
and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in righteousness,
II Timothy 3:16 (NIV)
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1) A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Control the conversation by being civil.
Be gentle, and never harsh.
That speaks to me. How about thee?
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34) Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin condemns any people.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Sinners corrupt their society.
The Narrow Paths of the Righteous preserve it.
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8) A person’s riches may ransom their life,
but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The justice system is slanted to the rich.
The poor cannot afford a private lawyer.
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