21 To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Godliness is never inherited.
Ungodly parents can have Godly children.
Godly parents can have ungodly children.
Children of Godly parents have a huge advantage.
#fool #child #grief #joy #parent #godless
20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The heart hosts the inner-self.
The tongue reveals the state of the heart.
Corruption of either, corrupts them both.
One cannot flourish with a corrupt heart or tongue.
#heart #corrupt #prosper #tongue #perverse #falls #trouble
19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
Proverbs Club Commentary
A contentious person is sinful.
Seek peace and tranquility, not discord.
#whoever #loves #quarrel #sin #builds #high_gate #invites #destruction #gate
18 One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
and puts up security for a neighbor.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Proverbs warns us not to pledge security lightly.
Like bail, you can lose but you cannot show any profit.
It is a very risky venture.
#no_sense #shakes #hands #in_pledge #puts_up_security #neighbor #pledge #security
17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The older I get, the fewer friends I can count.
Brothers truly do care for each other,
With the occasional exception.
See Cain And Able in Genesis 4.
#time_of_adversity #friend #loves #all_times #brother #born #adversity
