Stealing The Bear Cubs
Proverbs 17:12 (NIV)
12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool bent on folly.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Beware the wicked
who protect their nefarious plots.
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Rebellion Brings The Messenger Of Death – Proverbs 17:11
Rebellion Brings The Messenger Of Death
Proverbs 17:11 (NIV)
11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
the messenger of death will be sent against them.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Deadly harbingers plague the wicked for their rebellion.
One Rebuke Or 100 Lashes – Proverbs 17:10
One Rebuke Or 100 Lashes
Proverbs 17:10 (NIV)
10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The righteous vets a reprimand
while the fool requires physical pain.
I have experienced both
and I much prefer a rebuke.
Forgive And Forget – Proverbs 17:9
Forgive And Forget
Proverbs 17:9
Whoever would foster love
covers over an offense,
but whoever repeats the matter
separates close friends.
NIV
Commentary
Forgiving covers a the matter.
Forgetting is mandatory.
A Bribe Is Evil – Proverbs 17:8
A Bribe Is Evil
Proverbs 17:8
8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.
NIV
PCDC Commentary
A bribe is a moral and criminal offense
that always spawns evil.
