Proverbs Practicals 85 Proverbs 20

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. Keeping our commitments is a huge part of being godly. This means that we should be very careful in making those commitments. The authority that uses its power based on knowledge will have the greatest effect in limiting evil. There are some people who cannot be trusted to pay their debts and will eventually meet disaster; here are two of them. Healing often hurts. Medicine often tastes bad. Discipline doesn't feel good, but it often results in moral improvement. Keeping the right balance between work and rest is key to both provision and satisfaction.

God hates it when people deceive others about what they are getting for what they are paying. Ultimately, lies always deceive the liar. Those who get rich quick rarely stay rich long. What a person says about themselves is nowhere near as important as what they actually do. When the wealthiest man in the world describes something as a jewel more valuable than gold or a multitude of rubies, we should ... Loving luxuries leads to not having them. Having a consumption mindset destroys our future prosperity. Good decisions with our ...

Character becomes action, and action becomes reputation. Do we think the one who made the eye will be blind to what we do and what happens to us? 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. Both vengeance and salvation belong to the Lord. We are much better off doing our work and letting God do His work. Among the things God really hates is dishonesty in business. The patterns of behavior that we sow can be reaped for good even in the generations to come.

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