28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause;
would you use your lips to mislead?
Proverbs Club Commentary
Lying about others breaks the Ninth Commandment.
#testify #against #neighbor #without_cause #cause #lips #mislead
27 Put your outdoor work in order
and get your fields ready;
after that, build your house.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Secure your future,
before you acquire your home.
#outdoor #work in order #work #in order #fields #ready #build #house
26 An honest answer
is like a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Thanks, but a hug will do just fine.
Reasonable people appreciate hearing the truth.
#gaze #wine #red #sparkles #cup #smoothly #in_the_end #bites #snake #poisons #viper
23 These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judging is not good:
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”
will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and rich blessing will come on them.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Justice must be blind.
Convicting the guilty is paramount for insuring justice.
21 Fear the Lord and the king, my son,
and do not join with rebellious officials,
22 for those two will send sudden destruction on them,
and who knows what calamities they can bring?
Proverbs Club Commentary
Trust Jesus and appreciate valid authorities.
Resist officials who have shattered their oaths.
