Bits and Pieces

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!