There just so many
great bits and pieces in Proverbs that I thought I'd have a little fun today
and comment on some from Proverbs 14.
Proverbs 14:4(NKJV)
4 Where no
oxen are, the trough is clean; But much
increase comes by the strength of
an ox.
Success in life is
hard work and it can be messy. But that
is what it takes. So if you want a nice
clean easy life, you may not be happy with the results.
Proverbs 14:6(NKJV)
6 A scoffer seeks
wisdom and does not find it,
But knowledge is
easy to him who understands.
If you are truly
seeking knowledge it is easy to find. If
however the motive is not true, life can be difficult.
Proverbs 14:7(NKJV)
7 Go from the
presence of a foolish man, When you do not
perceive in him the lips of
knowledge.
Don't hang out with
foolish people, people who are going nowhere in life, they will only bring you
down.
Proverbs 14:15(NKJV)
15 The simple
believes every word, But the prudent considers well
his steps.
Don't be gullible.
Proverbs 14:21(NKJV)
21 He who despises
his neighbor sins; But he who has mercy on the poor,
happy is he.
Helping other is
good and fulfilling for us. It makes us
happy.
Proverbs 14:23(NKJV)
23 In all labor
there is profit, But £idle chatter leads
only to poverty.
Amen to that! One of my favorite movie lines is from a
Clint Eastwood movie. He play a gun
fighter turned preacher. He's getting
ready to help some guys with sledge hammers break up some rocks. One of the guys doesn't think he should be
doing that because he is a preacher.
Here was his reply:
"The soul ain't
worth spit without a little sweat!"
:)
Ain't nothing wrong
with a little hard work, it's good for us!
Proverbs 14:25(NKJV)
25 A true witness
delivers souls, But a deceitful witness speaks lies.
As followers of
Christ, isn't that what we are supposed to do?
That's enough for
today. There are so many good nuggets in
each chapter of Proverbs that it is sometimes hard not to include them all!