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Detestable Prayers – Proverbs 28:9

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Detestable Prayers
Proverbs 28:9 (NIV)

9) If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,
even their prayers are detestable.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Ignored Wisdom spawns ignored prayers.
Grow in Wisdom and draw nearer to God.

#anyone #turns #deaf #ear #instruction #prayers #detestable

Extracting Wealth From The Poor Is Counter-Productive – Proverbs 28:8

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Extracting Wealth From The Poor Is Counter-Productive
Proverbs 28:8 (NIV)

8) Whoever increases wealth
by taking interest or profit from the poor
amasses it for another,
who will be kind to the poor.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Profiting on the backs of the poor
causes the funds to be sent
to those who help the poor.

#whoever #increases #wealth #taking #interest #profit #poor #amasses #another #kind #poor

Gluttons Disgrace Their Parents – Proverbs 28:7

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Gluttons Disgrace Their Parents
Proverbs 28:7 (NIV)

7) A discerning son heeds instruction,
but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

Proverbs Club Commentary

While disciplined children honor their parents,
gluttons only embarrass them.

#discerning #son #heeds #instruction #companion #gluttons #disgrace #father

Narrow Paths Of The Rich And Poor – Proverbs 28:6

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Narrow Paths Of The Rich And Poor
Proverbs 28:6 (NIV)

6) Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than the rich whose ways are perverse.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Poor is a common Narrow Path with many everyday survival issues.
Rich is a rare Narrow Path with many distractions, temptations, and pitfalls.

Rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord is the Maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:2 (NIV)

#better #poor #walk #blameless #rich #ways #perverse

Righteousness Is For The Godly – Proverbs 28:5

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Righteousness Is For The Godly
Proverbs 28:5 (NIV)

5) Evildoers do not understand what is right,
but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Righteousness is disregarded by the blinded Wicked.
The Righteous find it always on their Narrow Path.

#evildoers #not #understand #right #seek #Lord #fully