8) A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.
Proverbs Club Commentary
A bribe is both illegal and immoral.
The criminal usually over-estimates its’ power.
Avoid both sides of a bribe.
#bribe #seen #charm #one #gives #think #success #come #every #turn
7) Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
Proverbs Club Commentary
Godless fools compliments have hidden motives.
Lying politicians have even more insidious motives.
#eloquent #lips #unsuited #godless #fool #much #worse #lying #lips #ruler
6) Children’s children are a crown to the aged,
and parents are the pride of their children.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Each generation is built on the previous generation.
Nuclear generations appreciate each other
from top to bottom and back again.
#children #grandchildren #crown #aged #parents #pride #their #children
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
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.
#wicked #person #listens #deceitful #lips #liar #pays #attention #destructive #tongue
