Proverbs Practicals 81 Proverbs 20

Alcohol is both dangerous and deceptive.

Those who get rich quick rarely stay rich long.

Character becomes action, and action becomes reputation.

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

Ultimately, lies always deceive the liar.

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

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

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

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

Keeping the right balance between work and rest is key to both provision and satisfaction.

When the wealthiest man in the world describes something as a jewel more valuable than gold or a multitude of rubies, we should ...

Sometimes it's more honorable not to fight than to win a fight. There are controversies we don't need to take up arms over.

When we anger authorities, that can have a big impact on our lives – and not in a good, comfortable way.

Among the things God really hates is dishonesty in business.

The best advice is rarely the easiest to find nor the most obvious to see. It takes effort to get to the heart of wisdom.

There are two subtly linked patterns of speech that will both end up causing trouble. Stay away from people who practice either, ...

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

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

Who has a clean heart and a pure life?

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.