Proverbs 22

Proverbs 22:1 A good name is to be preferred to great wealth; favor is better than silver and gold.

Proverbs 22:2 Rich and poor have this in common: Yahveh makes them all.

Proverbs 22:3 A sensible person sees danger and takes cover, but the shallow keep going and are punished.

Proverbs 22:4 Humility, the fear of Yahveh, results in wealth, honor, and life.

Proverbs 22:5 There are thorns and snares on the road of the crooked; the one who guards his throat stays far from them.

Proverbs 22:6 Start a youth out on his road; even when he grows old, he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave to the lender.

Proverbs 22:8 The one who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

Proverbs 22:9 A generous person will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

Proverbs 22:10 Drive out a mocker, and conflict goes too; then quarreling and dishonor will cease.

Proverbs 22:11 The one who loves a pure heart and gracious lips — the king is his friend.

Proverbs 22:12 Yahveh’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the treacherous.

Proverbs 22:13 The idler says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!”

Proverbs 22:14 The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit; a man cursed by Yahveh will fall into it.

Proverbs 22:15 Foolishness is bound to the heart of a youth; a rod of training will separate it from him.

Proverbs 22:16 Exploiting the poor to enrich oneself and giving to the rich — both lead only to poverty.

Proverbs 22:17 Listen closely, pay attention to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge.

Proverbs 22:18 For it is pleasing if you keep them within you and if they are constantly on your lips.

Proverbs 22:19 I have instructed you today — even you — so that your confidence may be in Yahveh.

Proverbs 22:20 Haven’t I written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,

Proverbs 22:21 to teach you accurate and reliable words, so that you may give a dependable report to those who sent you?

Proverbs 22:22 Don’t rob a poor person because he is poor, and don’t crush the oppressed at the city gate,

Proverbs 22:23 for Yahveh will champion their cause and will rob the throat of those who rob them.

Proverbs 22:24 Don’t make friends with an angry person, and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one,

Proverbs 22:25 or you will learn his ways and entangle your throat in a snare.

Proverbs 22:26 Don’t be one of those who enter into agreements, who put up security for loans.

Proverbs 22:27 If you have nothing with which to pay, even your bed will be taken from under you.

Proverbs 22:28 Don’t move an ancient boundary marker that your fathers set up.

Proverbs 22:29 Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will stand in the presence of kings. He will not stand in the presence of the unknown.

links:

Analyzing Ecclesiastes 9-5
Analyzing Ecclesiastes 9-5-
Don’t – Devotions
gracious lips – Devotions
gracious speech
Maranatha Daily Devotional – Monday, September 19, 2022
Maranatha Daily Devotional – Saturday, April 30, 2016

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Proverbs 28

Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Proverbs 28:2 When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers, but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.

Proverbs 28:3 A needy strong ruler who exploits the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

Proverbs 28:4 Those who reject the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law pit themselves against them.

Proverbs 28:5 The evil do not understand justice, but those who seek Yahveh understand everything.

Proverbs 28:6 Better the poor person who walks with integrity than the rich one who has crooked roads.

Proverbs 28:7 A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.

Proverbs 28:8 Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest collects it for one who is kind to the poor.

Proverbs 28:9 Anyone who turns his ear away from hearing the law — even his prayer is repulsive.

Proverbs 28:10 The one who leads the upright into an evil road will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

Proverbs 28:11 A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but a poor one who has discernment sees through him.

Proverbs 28:12 When the righteous triumph, there is great rejoicing, but when the wicked come to power, people hide.

Proverbs 28:13 The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

Proverbs 28:14 Fortunate is the one who is always reverent, but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

Proverbs 28:15 A wicked ruler over a helpless people is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.

Proverbs 28:16 A leader who lacks understanding is very oppressive, but one who hates dishonest profit prolongs his life.

Proverbs 28:17 Someone burdened by a bloody throat will be a fugitive until death. Let no one help him.

Proverbs 28:18 The one who lives with integrity will be helped, but one who has crooked roads will suddenly fall.

Proverbs 28:19 The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases hollow things will have his fill of poverty.

Proverbs 28:20 A faithful person will have many blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:21 It is not good to show partiality — yet even a brave person may sin for a piece of bread.

Proverbs 28:22 A greedy one is in a hurry for wealth; he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.

Proverbs 28:23 One who rebukes a person will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.

Proverbs 28:24 The one who robs his father or mother and says, “That’s no sin,” is a companion to a person who destroys.

Proverbs 28:25 A greedy person stirs up conflict, but whoever trusts in Yahveh will prosper.

Proverbs 28:26 The one who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

Proverbs 28:27 The one who gives to the poor will not be in need, but one who turns his eyes away will receive many curses.

Proverbs 28:28 When the wicked come to power, people hide, but when they are destroyed, the righteous flourish.

links:

Maranatha Daily Devotional – Friday, May 6, 2016
Maranatha Daily Devotional – Friday, September 25, 2020
Maranatha Daily Devotional – Tuesday, September 27, 2022
misrule
misrule – Devotions
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Proverbs 27

Proverbs 27:1 Don’t boast about tomorrow, because you don’t know what a day might bring.

Proverbs 27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth — a stranger, and not your own lips.

Proverbs 27:3 A stone is heavy and sand, a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

Proverbs 27:4 Fury is cruel, and anger a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

Proverbs 27:5 Better an open rebuke than concealed love.

Proverbs 27:6 The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are too much.

Proverbs 27:7 A throat that is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry throat, any bitter thing is sweet.

Proverbs 27:8 Anyone wandering from his home is like a bird wandering from its nest.

Proverbs 27:9 Perfume and incense make the heart glad, but the throat is torn by trouble.

Proverbs 27:10 Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend, and don’t go to your brother’s house in your time of calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

Proverbs 27:11 Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy, so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.

Proverbs 27:12 A sensible person sees danger and takes cover; the shallow keep going and are punished.

Proverbs 27:13 Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for foreigners.

Proverbs 27:14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.

Proverbs 27:15 An endless dripping on a rainy day and an arguing wife are alike;

Proverbs 27:16 the one who controls her controls the wind and grasps oil with his right hand.

Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever looks after his master will be honored.

Proverbs 27:19 As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.

Proverbs 27:20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and people’s eyes are never satisfied.

Proverbs 27:21 A crucible refines silver, a smelter refines gold, and a person refines his praise.

Proverbs 27:22 Even if you could grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, you would not separate his foolishness from him.

Proverbs 27:23 Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds,

Proverbs 27:24 because wealth is not permanent; not even a crown lasts for all time.

Proverbs 27:25 When hay is removed and new growth appears, and the grain from the hills is gathered in,

Proverbs 27:26 lambs will provide your clothing, and goats, the price of a field;

Proverbs 27:27 there will be enough goat’s milk for your food — food for your household and nourishment for your female servants.

links:

Excursus- Sheol- The Old Testament Consensus
Life is…
Maranatha Daily Devotional – Thursday, May 5, 2016
Maranatha Daily Devotional – Thursday, September 24, 2020
no ghosts within us
sharpening friends
Sheol in the Bible- The Old Testament Consensus
What is Life – Life is…
wounds of a friend – Devotions

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Proverbs 26

Proverbs 26:1 Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor is inappropriate for a fool.

Proverbs 26:2 Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.

Proverbs 26:3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 26:4 Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness or you’ll be like him yourself.

Proverbs 26:5 Answer a fool according to his foolishness, or he’ll become wise in his own eyes.

Proverbs 26:6 The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

Proverbs 26:7 A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like lame legs that hang limp.

Proverbs 26:8 Giving honor to a fool is like binding a stone in a sling.

Proverbs 26:9 A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a stick with thorns, brandished by the hand of a drunkard.

Proverbs 26:10 The one who hires a fool or who hires those passing by is like an archer who wounds everyone.

Proverbs 26:11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so also a fool repeats his foolishness.

Proverbs 26:12 Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 26:13 The idler says, “There’s a lion in the road — a lion in the public square!”

Proverbs 26:14 A door turns on its hinges, and an idler, on his bed.

Proverbs 26:15 The idler buries his hand in the bowl; he is too weary to bring it to his mouth!

Proverbs 26:16 In his own eyes, an idler is wiser than seven who can answer sensibly.

Proverbs 26:17 A person who is passing by and meddles in a quarrel that’s not his is like one who grabs a dog by the ears.

Proverbs 26:18 Like a madman who throws flaming darts and deadly arrows,

Proverbs 26:19 so is the person who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”

Proverbs 26:20 Without wood, fire goes out; without gossip, conflict dies down.

Proverbs 26:21 As charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.

Proverbs 26:22 A gossip’s words are like choice food that goes down to one’s innermost being.

Proverbs 26:23 Smooth lips with an evil heart are like glaze on an earthen vessel.

Proverbs 26:24 A hateful person disguises himself with his speech and harbors deceit within.

Proverbs 26:25 When he speaks graciously, don’t believe him, for there are seven detestable things in his heart.

Proverbs 26:26 Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his evil will be revealed in the assembly.

Proverbs 26:27 The one who digs a pit will fall into it, and whoever rolls a stone — it will come back on him.

Proverbs 26:28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

links:

Maranatha Daily Devotional – Wednesday, May 4, 2016
not fit for wisdom – Devotions
unequipped

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