Proverbs 23

Proverbs 23 from The Message

1. Verses 1-3 "When you go out to dinner with an influential person, mind your manners: Don't gobble your food, don't talk with your mouth full. And don't stuff yourself; bridle your appetite."-In actually just find this a tad bit humorous and true! This is advice we should give our kids when they go out on their first date, ha!

2. Verse 9 "Don't bother talking sense to fools; they'll only poke fun at your words."

3. Verse 12 "Give yourselves to disciplined instruction; open your ears to tested knowledge."

4. Verse 15-16 "Dear child, if you become wise, I'll be one happy parent. My heart will dance and sing to the tuneful truth you'll speak." -I think this is all that we want from our kids!

5. Verse 22-25 "Listen with respect to the father who raised you, and when your mother grows old, don't neglect her. Buy truth—don't sell it for love or money; buy wisdom, buy education, buy insight. Parents rejoice when their children turn out well; wise children become proud parents.
So make your father happy! Make your mother proud!"

I thought this chapter, especially from The Message had a lot of useful wisdom for me right now, regarding raising Molly.
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