Proverbs 23: Things You Need to Know
Read verses
1, 3, 9, 12, 20, 23-25, 29-35
When dining with
the powerful, don’t fall in love with the food.
They may
have an ulterior motive; the meal is just the prelude.
Do not
consort with evil men nor desire their gifts and favor
After they
have their hooks in you, they dictate your behavior.
Don’t waste
your breath on inane fools; they despise the wisest advice.
Spending
their lives on silly schemes, they live in a fool’s paradise.
But commit
yourself to learning; listen to those who are wise.
Observe
their life; considering the outcome, their qualities reprise.
Here’s a
sure path to failure, to be certain your life is a junker:
Work
half-hearted and then go out and spend your night with drunkards.
They overeat,
love to sleep; they descend into paucity.
This kind of
lifestyle clearly reveals a failed philosophy.
Pursue the
truth and never sell it; add wisdom, restraint, and good sense.
The rewards
of following pious counsel are enduring and immense.
Such a godly
son or daughter makes their parents joyful and glad.
Many are
those who reject this wisdom, making their family sad.
Who has
anguish? Who has sorrow? Who has bruises and bloodshot eyes?
The foolish
daughter who runs to the bars where she finds all the wrong kind of guys.
Who is the
person belligerent and fighting, who ends up in altercations?
He who
drinks his paycheck away, a sin passed through generations.
The wisest
man on the face of the earth wrote all these proverbs true
To educate
his sons and daughters, to show them what to do.
God preserved
these Bible truths, delivered them through the ages,
They will
faithfully guide us too, for they’re fit for rulers and sages.
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