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To Avoid Shame, Listen Then Respond – Proverbs 18:13

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To Avoid Shame, Listen Then Respond
Proverbs 18:13 (NIV)

13) To answer before listening—
that is folly and shame.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Don’t be an embarrassed fool.
Hear the narrative, then reply.

#answer #before #listening #folly #shame

On Pride And Humility – Proverbs 18:12

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On Pride And Humility
Proverbs 18:12 (NIV)

12) Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
but humility comes before honor.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Pride comes before the fall, so avoid it.
Humility results in honor.
Humility is required on the Narrow Path.

#before #downfall #heart #haughty #humility #comes #before #honor

A Wall Too High To Scale – Proverbs 18:11

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A Wall Too High To Scale
Proverbs 18:11 (NIV)

11) The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;
they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Rich fools trust in their affluence.
Scripture warns otherwise.

#wealth #rich #their #fortified #city #they #imagine #wall #high #scale

Jesus Is Our Refuge And Sanctuary – Proverbs 18:10

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Jesus Is Our Refuge And Sanctuary
Proverbs 18:10 (NIV)

10) The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe.

Proverbs Club Commentary

The Christian rests in peace and safety in Jesus.
Even DEATH is a blessing to the Christian.

For to me to live is Christ,
and to die is gain.
Philippians 1:21 (NIV)

#name #Lord #fortified #tower #righteous #run #safe

Be Creative Or Destructive – Proverbs 18:9

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Be Creative Or Destructive
Proverbs 18:9 (NIV)

9) One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.

Proverbs Club Commentary

A lazy worker is destructive in his task.
An honest worker creates prosperity
for his employer and himself.

#one #slack #his #work #brother #destroys