Proverbs 28: Virtues
Thursday, August 1, 2024
As we begin to close our journey through Proverbs, we reprise this Favorite from October 2009. We have explored our relationships with fools and friends, we have walked with the wise and accompanied fools who are whacked on the head. Watching Lady Wisdom build her house, we have learned that God’s heart asks for union with each of us. Exploring wise sayings of Solomon and others, we have understood that God allows us to lose and find our way. Knowing that God misses nothing and that each morning we are offered armloads of life, we continue to ask for the cure of God’s love and listen for Spirit that speaks to us within.
Surety, Prudence, Integrity, Wisdom, Generosity, Truth, Justice
The wicked man flees although no one pursues him; but the just man, like a lion, feels sure of himself.
When we create monsters out of nothing we give in to our human fears.
If a land is rebellious, its princes will be many; but with a prudent man it knows security.
Our rashness can divide us more than it unites us.
Better a poor man who walks in integrity than he who is crooked in his ways and rich.
Power and treasure appear to be safe havens; yet they crumble to corruption and cannot withstand the simplicity of truth and honesty.
He who rebukes a man gets more thanks in the end than one with a flattering tongue.
The truth always comes out in the end. And it is precious.
Happy the man who is always on his guard; but he who hardens his heart will fall into evil.
Prudence is necessary; hardness is our downfall.
The greedy man stirs up disputes, but he who trusts in the Lord will prosper.
Generosity is a sign of a trusting heart.
He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is safe.
Patience and stillness bring their just rewards.
When the wicked gain pre-eminence, other men hide; but at their fall the just flourish.
In the end, God alone is enough.
Words to live by; virtues to cherish; axioms to settle the mind; maxims to sooth the troubled heart.
When we compare translations of these verses, we allow God’s wisdom to enter our hearts.
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