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Prudent Servant Or Disgraceful Son – Proverbs 17:2

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Prudent Servant Or Disgraceful Son
Proverbs 17:2 (NIV)

2) A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

Proverbs Club Commentary

A contemptible son will be disinherited.
A loyal servant will be favored with that inheritance instead.

#prudent #servant #rule #disgraceful #son #share #inheritance #one #family

Warriors And The Self-Controlled – Proverbs 16:32

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Warriors And The Self-Controlled
Proverbs 16:32 (NIV)

32) Better a patient person than a warrior,
one with self-control than one who takes a city.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Warriors are brave and heroic.
The Vigilant can be even greater.

#better #patient #person #warrior #self-control #takes #city

Discipline And Correction Are Twins – Proverbs 15:32

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Discipline And Correction Are Twins
Proverbs 15:32 (NIV)

32) Those who disregard discipline despise themselves,
but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Discipline must be evaluated to comprehend the situation.
Otherwise, the opportunity to improve is lost.

#disregard #discipline #despise #themselves #heeds #correction #gains #understanding

Fates Of The Righteous And The Wicked – Proverbs 14:32

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Fates Of The Righteous And The Wicked
Proverbs 14:32 (NIV)

32) When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,
but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Misfortune visits us all.
The Wicked are undermined.

The Righteous are victorious, even in death.
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Philippians 1:21 (NIV)

#calamity #comes #wicked #brought #down #even #death #righteous #seek #refuge #God

Integrity Vs Wickedness – Proverbs 13:6

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Integrity Vs Wickedness
Proverbs 13:6 (NIV)

6) Righteousness guards the person of integrity,
but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

Proverbs Club Commentary

The Godly walk a virtuous narrow path.
Reprobates are destroyed by their depravity.

#righteousness #guards #person #integrity #wickedness #overthrows #sinner