24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Fair weather friends are plentiful,
until they are needed.
A true friend willingly has your six.
Do you have a true friend to contact?
#unreliable #friends #soon #ruin #friend #sticks #closer #brother
23 The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The rich are not presented very affectionately in the Scriptures.
The main criticism is their infatuation with their wealth.
See the true story (IMO) of
“The Rich Man And Lazarus”
Luke 16:19-31
#poor #plead #mercy #rich #answer #harshly
22 He who finds a wife finds what is good
and receives favor from the Lord.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Securing a wife is good.
For her husband, she is a blessing from Jesus.
#finds #wife #good #receives #favor #Lord
21 The tongue has the power of life and death,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs Club Commentary
How can the tongue have the power of life and death?
By speaking the Gospel.
And those who hear and accept will love their eternal life.
#tongue #power #life #death #love #eat #fruit
20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Your honest words reflect your real self.
Listen to yourself, especially when you are by yourself.
Know yourself and respond accordingly.
#fruit_of_their_mouth #person #stomach #filled #harvest_of_their_lips #satisfied #fruit #mouth #harvest #lips
