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On this Columbus Day we are reading the 10th Chapter of Proverbs--The Wise Sayings of Solomon and the Good Life

10/9/2016

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Proverbs 10:1-32    THE WISE SAYINGS OF SOLOMON
An Honest Life Is Immortal 
1 Wise son, glad father; stupid son, sad mother. 
2 Ill-gotten gain gets you nowhere; an honest life is immortal. 
3 GOD won't starve an honest soul, but he frustrates the appetites of the wicked. 
4 Sloth makes you poor; diligence brings wealth. 
5 Make hay while the sun shines — that's smart; go fishing during harvest — that's stupid. 
6 Blessings accrue on a good and honest life, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse. 
7 A good and honest life is a blessed memorial; a wicked life leaves a rotten stench. 
8 A wise heart takes orders; an empty head will come unglued. 
9 Honesty lives confident and carefree, but Shifty is sure to be exposed. 
10 An evasive eye is a sign of trouble ahead, but an open, face-to-face meeting results in peace. 
11 The mouth of a good person is a deep, life-giving well, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse. 
12 Hatred starts fights, but love pulls a quilt over the bickering. 
13 You'll find wisdom on the lips of a person of insight, but the shortsighted needs a slap in the face. 
14 The wise accumulate knowledge — a true treasure; know-it-alls talk too much — a sheer waste. 
15 The Road to Life Is a Disciplined Life 
The wealth of the rich is their bastion; the poverty of the indigent is their ruin. 
16 The wage of a good person is exuberant life; an evil person ends up with nothing but sin. 
17 The road to life is a disciplined life; ignore correction and you're lost for good. 
18 Liars secretly hoard hatred; fools openly spread slander. 
19 The more talk, the less truth; the wise measure their words. 
20 The speech of a good person is worth waiting for; the blabber of the wicked is worthless. 
21 The talk of a good person is rich fare for many, but chatterboxes die of an empty heart. 
22 Fear-of-God Expands Your Life 
GOD's blessing makes life rich; nothing we do can improve on God. 
23 An empty-head thinks mischief is fun, but a mindful person relishes wisdom. 
24 The nightmares of the wicked come true; what the good people desire, they get. 
25 When the storm is over, there's nothing left of the wicked; good people, firm on their rock foundation, aren't even fazed. 
26 A lazy employee will give you nothing but trouble; it's vinegar in the mouth, smoke in the eyes. 
27 The Fear-of-GOD expands your life; a wicked life is a puny life. 
28 The aspirations of good people end in celebration; the ambitions of bad people crash. 
29 GOD is solid backing to a well-lived life, but He calls into question a shabby performance. 
30 Good people last — they can't be moved; the wicked are here today, gone tomorrow. 
31 A good person's mouth is a clear fountain of wisdom; a foul mouth is a stagnant swamp. 
32 The speech of a good person clears the air; the words of the wicked pollute it. 


(from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)
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