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Media Summary: There are things about our path and our future that we can't possibly know. Perhaps we should rather focus on what we can know. Keeping our commitments is a huge part of being godly. This means that we should be very careful in making those commitments. Among the things God really hates is dishonesty in business.

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There are things about our path and our future that we can't possibly know. Perhaps we should rather focus on what we can know. Keeping our commitments is a huge part of being godly. This means that we should be very careful in making those commitments. Among the things God really hates is dishonesty in business. Ultimately, lies always deceive the liar. Healing often hurts. Medicine often tastes bad. Discipline doesn't feel good, but it often results in moral improvement. Those who get rich quick rarely stay rich long.

Dishonoring our heritage can limit our legacy. There are some people who cannot be trusted to pay their debts and will eventually meet disaster; here are two of them. The fact that it's difficult or uncomfortable doesn't mean it doesn't need to be done. There are two key qualities which establish someone in a position of authority. What people say about the qualities of something often depend on how they are looking at it and which side of a transaction they ... Do we think the one who made the eye will be blind to what we do and what happens to us?

Wise authorities will try to diminish the effectiveness and even eradicate the existence of wickedness within their sphere of ... God hates it when people deceive others about what they are getting for what they are paying. Both vengeance and salvation belong to the Lord. We are much better off doing our work and letting God do His work. Loving luxuries leads to not having them. Having a consumption mindset destroys our future prosperity. Good decisions with our ... God can use our moral nature to help us examine ourselves, and we should be seeking God's illumination of our heart and ways. The authority that uses its power based on knowledge will have the greatest effect in limiting evil.

If we want to succeed in our goals and survive in our conflicts, we must learn to listen to good advice.

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Proverbs Practicals 104 - Proverbs 20:24 -- Understanding a Way
Proverbs Practicals 105 - Proverbs 20:25 -- Committing Carefully
Proverbs Practicals 103 - Proverbs 20:23 -- Honesty or Abomination
Proverbs Practicals 97 - Proverbs 20:17 -- A Double Deception
Proverbs Practicals 110 - Proverbs 20:30 -- Uncomfortable Healing
Proverbs Practicals 101 - Proverbs 20:21 -- Quick or Long?
Proverbs Practicals 100 - Proverbs 20:20 -- Heritage and Legacy
Proverbs Practicals 96 - Proverbs 20:16 -- When Collateral Is Crucial
Proverbs Practicals 84 - Proverbs 20:4 -- Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Proverbs Practicals 108 - Proverbs 20:28 -- Establishing an Authority
Proverbs Practicals 94 - Proverbs 20:14 -- The Boasting Buyer
Proverbs Practicals 92 - Proverbs 20:12 -- The Inventor of the Eye
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Proverbs Practicals 104 - Proverbs 20:24 -- Understanding a Way

Proverbs Practicals 104 - Proverbs 20:24 -- Understanding a Way

There are things about our path and our future that we can't possibly know. Perhaps we should rather focus on what we can know.

Proverbs Practicals 105 - Proverbs 20:25 -- Committing Carefully

Proverbs Practicals 105 - Proverbs 20:25 -- Committing Carefully

Keeping our commitments is a huge part of being godly. This means that we should be very careful in making those commitments.

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Proverbs Practicals 103 - Proverbs 20:23 -- Honesty or Abomination

Proverbs Practicals 103 - Proverbs 20:23 -- Honesty or Abomination

Among the things God really hates is dishonesty in business.

Proverbs Practicals 97 - Proverbs 20:17 -- A Double Deception

Proverbs Practicals 97 - Proverbs 20:17 -- A Double Deception

Ultimately, lies always deceive the liar.

Proverbs Practicals 110 - Proverbs 20:30 -- Uncomfortable Healing

Proverbs Practicals 110 - Proverbs 20:30 -- Uncomfortable Healing

Healing often hurts. Medicine often tastes bad. Discipline doesn't feel good, but it often results in moral improvement.

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Proverbs Practicals 101 - Proverbs 20:21 -- Quick or Long?

Proverbs Practicals 101 - Proverbs 20:21 -- Quick or Long?

Those who get rich quick rarely stay rich long.

Proverbs Practicals 100 - Proverbs 20:20 -- Heritage and Legacy

Proverbs Practicals 100 - Proverbs 20:20 -- Heritage and Legacy

Dishonoring our heritage can limit our legacy.

Proverbs Practicals 96 - Proverbs 20:16 -- When Collateral Is Crucial

Proverbs Practicals 96 - Proverbs 20:16 -- When Collateral Is Crucial

There are some people who cannot be trusted to pay their debts and will eventually meet disaster; here are two of them.

Proverbs Practicals 84 - Proverbs 20:4 -- Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

Proverbs Practicals 84 - Proverbs 20:4 -- Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

The fact that it's difficult or uncomfortable doesn't mean it doesn't need to be done.

Proverbs Practicals 108 - Proverbs 20:28 -- Establishing an Authority

Proverbs Practicals 108 - Proverbs 20:28 -- Establishing an Authority

There are two key qualities which establish someone in a position of authority.

Proverbs Practicals 94 - Proverbs 20:14 -- The Boasting Buyer

Proverbs Practicals 94 - Proverbs 20:14 -- The Boasting Buyer

What people say about the qualities of something often depend on how they are looking at it and which side of a transaction they ...

Proverbs Practicals 92 - Proverbs 20:12 -- The Inventor of the Eye

Proverbs Practicals 92 - Proverbs 20:12 -- The Inventor of the Eye

Do we think the one who made the eye will be blind to what we do and what happens to us?

Proverbs Practicals 106 - Proverbs 20:26 -- Scattering and Smashing

Proverbs Practicals 106 - Proverbs 20:26 -- Scattering and Smashing

Wise authorities will try to diminish the effectiveness and even eradicate the existence of wickedness within their sphere of ...

Proverbs Practicals 90 - Proverbs 20:10 -- Deceptive Dealings

Proverbs Practicals 90 - Proverbs 20:10 -- Deceptive Dealings

God hates it when people deceive others about what they are getting for what they are paying.

Proverbs Practicals 102 - Proverbs 20:22 -- Recompense and Rescue

Proverbs Practicals 102 - Proverbs 20:22 -- Recompense and Rescue

Both vengeance and salvation belong to the Lord. We are much better off doing our work and letting God do His work.

Proverbs Practicals 130 - Proverbs 21:20 -- Conservation Versus Consumption

Proverbs Practicals 130 - Proverbs 21:20 -- Conservation Versus Consumption

Loving luxuries leads to not having them. Having a consumption mindset destroys our future prosperity. Good decisions with our ...

Proverbs Practicals 89 - Proverbs 20:9 -- Clean on the Inside

Proverbs Practicals 89 - Proverbs 20:9 -- Clean on the Inside

Who has a clean heart and a pure life?

Proverbs Practicals 107 - Proverbs 20:27 -- Watching Within

Proverbs Practicals 107 - Proverbs 20:27 -- Watching Within

God can use our moral nature to help us examine ourselves, and we should be seeking God's illumination of our heart and ways.

Proverbs Practicals 88 - Proverbs 20:8 -- Scrutiny and Scattering

Proverbs Practicals 88 - Proverbs 20:8 -- Scrutiny and Scattering

The authority that uses its power based on knowledge will have the greatest effect in limiting evil.

Proverbs Practicals 98 - Proverbs 20:18 -- Advice and Success

Proverbs Practicals 98 - Proverbs 20:18 -- Advice and Success

If we want to succeed in our goals and survive in our conflicts, we must learn to listen to good advice.

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