Hope Deferred, Hope Fulfilled
Proverbs 13:12
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs Club Commentary
While delayed hope is disheartening,
its’ realization invigorates.
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Savings Versus Ill Gotten Booty – Proverbs 13:11
Savings Versus Ill Gotten Booty
Proverbs 13:11
11 Dishonest money dwindles away,
but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
NIV
Proverbs Club Commentary
Ill gotten booty grows wings.
Little sums to savings grow.
Consequences Of Pride And Wisdom – Proverbs 13:10
Consequences Of Pride And Wisdom
Proverbs 13:10
10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
NIV
PCDC Commentary
Pride, the original sin, breeds conflict.
Wisdom, the original insight, breeds peace.
Bright Light Or Extinguished Lamp – Proverbs 13:9
Bright Light Or Extinguished Lamp
Proverbs 13:9
9 The light of the righteous shines brightly,
but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
NIV
PCDC Commentary
The Righteous shine.
The Wicked smother.
Wealth And Poverty – Proverbs 13:8
Wealth And Poverty
Proverbs 13:8
8 A person’s riches may ransom their life,
but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.
New International Version (NIV)
PCDC Commentary
Wealth may protect your reputation.
Poverty prevents you from counteracting.
