Slackers And Ransackers
Proverbs 18:9
9 One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.
New International Version (NIV)
PCDC Commentary
A slacker is kin to a ransacker.
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Mouth And Lips Of Fools – Proverbs 18:6-8
Mouth And Lips Of Fools
Proverbs 18:6-8
6 The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.
7 The mouths of fools are their undoing,
and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
PCDC Commentary
The words of fools bring:
strife
beatings
their undoing
a snare to their very lives
The words of fools are a threat
to their safety and their very lives.
Depriving The Innocent Proverbs 18:5
Depriving The Innocent
Proverbs 18:5
5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked
and so deprive the innocent of justice.
PCDC Commentary
When justice favors the wicked,
the innocent are deprived.
Deep Waters And Rushing Stream 18:4
Wickedness Breeds Contempt 18:3
Wickedness Breeds Contempt
Proverbs 18:3
When wickedness comes, so does contempt,
and with shame comes reproach.
PCdc Commentary
Wickedness breeds contempt.
Shame brings reproach.
Wickedness brings along with it a disdain for all things good.
Shame brings honest regret which can actually bring restoration.
