23 Those who guard their mouths and their tongues
keep themselves from calamity.
Proverbs Club Commentary
To help you avoid adversity,
mind your ?’P’s and ?Q’s.
#guard #mouths #tongues #keep #themselves #calamity
23 The Lord detests differing weights,
and dishonest scales do not please him.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Cheating others is a common character fault.
Use honest scales and honest weights,
an honest ephah and an honest hin.
I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of Egypt.
Leviticus 19:36 (NIV)
#Lord #detests #differing #weights #dishonest #scales #please
24 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
Proverbs Club Commentary
It is a slight exaggeration,
but an idler is too lazy to even feed himself.
#sluggard #buries #hand #dish #bring #back #mouth
1 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The narcissist is both antagonistic and argumentative.
Befriend him at your own risk.
#unfriendly #person #pursues #selfish #against #sound #judgment #starts #quarrels
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Faith encourages the heart.
Fear crushes the spirit.
He said to his disciples,
“Why are you so afraid?
Do you still have no faith?”
Mark 4:40 (NIV)
#cheerful #heart #good #medicine #crushed #spirit #dries #bones
