Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Proverbs 14

Proverbs 14 from The Message...

1. Verse 2 "An honest life shows respect for God; a degenerate life is a slap in the face."

2. Verse 8-9 "The wisdom of the wise keeps life on track; the foolishness of fools lands them in the ditch. The stupid ridicule right and wrong, but a moral life is a favored life."

3. Verse 14 "A mean person gets paid back in meanness, a gracious person in grace."

4. Verse 21 "It's criminal to ignore a neighbor in need, but compassion for the poor-what a blessing."

5. Verse 26 "The fear-of-God builds up confidence, and makes a world safer for your children."

What are your favorites?
See you tomorrow...

1 comment:

Holly said...

My favs of ch 14...

2 An honest life shows respect for God; a degenerate life is a slap in his face.

6 Cynics look high and low for wisdom—and never find it; the open-minded find it right on their doorstep!

9 The stupid ridicule right and wrong, but a moral life is a favored life.

I particularly like this one:

10 The person who shuns the bitter moments of friends will be an outsider at their celebrations.

This one is so true!! I see so many babylost moms whose family and friends have turned their backs on them. It's so sad.

16 The wise watch their steps and avoid evil; fools are headstrong and reckless.

21 It's criminal to ignore a neighbor in need, but compassion for the poor—what a blessing!

34 God-devotion makes a country strong; God-avoidance leaves people weak.

Verse 34 proves to me that we need God in our country!