Thursday 7 July 2016

Notes from Proverbs 13

Wise vs scoffer:
1  A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death.
15 Good understanding gains favor,
But the way of the unfaithful is hard.
16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool lays open his folly.
19 ... it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.


Words:
2 A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth,
But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.
3 He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

Diligent vs lazy:
4 The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

Righteous vs wicked:
5 A righteous man hates lying,
But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.
6 Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
But wickedness overthrows the sinner.
9 The light of the righteous rejoices,
But the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
21 Evil pursues sinners,
But to the righteous, good shall be repaid.
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
25 The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul,
But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want.

Faithful vs wicked:
17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
But a faithful ambassador brings health.


Rich vs poor:
7 There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing;
And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
But the poor does not hear rebuke.

Humble vs proud:
10 By pride comes nothing but strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.

Honesty vs dishonesty:
11 Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,
But he who gathers by labor will increase.

Hope:
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul,

Fullness vs lack:
23 Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor,
And for lack of justice there is waste.

Discipline:
13 He who despises the word will be destroyed,
But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
18 Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains correction,
But he who regards a rebuke will be honored.
24 He who spares his rod hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines him promptly.





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