I love the hope of verse 2. No matter where we start in life, if we are wise, we will be successful.
If I want to purify silver or gold, I use heat. When God wants to purify me, He does the same (v.3). Pain will reveal the motives of my heart faster than anything else.
Solomon is not condoning bribery (v.8). In verse 23, he actually condemns it as a perversion of justice. He is simply saying it works. In some parts of the world, it’s how things get done.
One of the things we read about frequently in Proverbs are the situations and people that we should avoid. Wise people avoid fools bent on folly (v.12),repaying evil for good (v.13), quarrels (v.14 & 19), co-signing loans (v.18), deception (v.19), and too many words (v.28). Do you find yourself frequently engaging in something the Proverbs teach us to avoid? What has been the result of your behavior?
Monday, November 17, 2008
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I co-signed for a loan, well actually i got my sister-in-law a cell phone as an extention to my account. I thought better of it after the deed was done but the cell phone company was going to charge me an additional $175.00 per phone. So i decided to not schedule them for disconnection instead i continued to let them stay on. I now owe ATMC $876.00 which is the $175x3 plus the bill of $351.00. It was an expensive mistake and i should have know better. This is my lesson from God to seek wisdom before i do somthing costly.
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