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Decided to reread the entire book of proverbs.
My best part of the Bible. Very pragmatic. You don’t need to be filled with Holy Spirit to understand the nuggets.
Let me share some of the lessons from the book.
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My best part of the Bible. Very pragmatic. You don’t need to be filled with Holy Spirit to understand the nuggets.
Let me share some of the lessons from the book.
Thread...
1. Wise men never stop learning:
“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels...”
Proverbs 1:5
“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels...”
Proverbs 1:5
2. If you want wisdom, seek God:
“For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding”
Proverbs 2:6
“For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding”
Proverbs 2:6
3. Stay humble:
“Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the lord, and turn away from evil”
Proverbs 3:7
“Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the lord, and turn away from evil”
Proverbs 3:7
4. Wisdom is the best leverage:
“Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you”
Proverbs 4:6
“Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you”
Proverbs 4:6
5. Stay away from promiscuous women:
“Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house”
Proverbs 5:8
“Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house”
Proverbs 5:8
6. Work, work, work:
“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man”
Proverbs 6:10-11
“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man”
Proverbs 6:10-11
7. Stay away from get-rich-quick schemes:
“Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it”
Proverbs 13:11
“Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it”
Proverbs 13:11
8. Be slow to anger:
“Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs”
Proverbs 19:11
“Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs”
Proverbs 19:11
9. Don’t hang around fools:
“Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips”
Proverbs 14:7
“Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips”
Proverbs 14:7
10. Respect your parents:
“The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures”
Proverbs 30:17
“The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures”
Proverbs 30:17
