Seeds of New Growth
Witnessing to the Truth
Proverbs 14:22-29The Message (MSG)
22 Isn’t it obvious that conspirators lose out,
while the thoughtful win love and trust?
while the thoughtful win love and trust?
23 Hard work always pays off;
mere talk puts no bread on the table.
mere talk puts no bread on the table.
24 The wise accumulate wisdom;
fools get stupider by the day.
fools get stupider by the day.
25 Souls are saved by truthful witness
and betrayed by the spread of lies.
and betrayed by the spread of lies.
26 The Fear-of-God builds up confidence,
and makes a world safe for your children.
and makes a world safe for your children.
27 The Fear-of-God is a spring of living water
so you won’t go off drinking from poisoned wells.
so you won’t go off drinking from poisoned wells.
28 The mark of a good leader is loyal followers;
leadership is nothing without a following.
leadership is nothing without a following.
29 Slowness to anger makes for deep understanding;
a quick-tempered person stockpiles stupidity.
a quick-tempered person stockpiles stupidity.
1-6 These are the wise sayings of Solomon,
David’s son, Israel’s king—
Written down so we’ll know how to live well and right,
to understand what life means and where it’s going;
A manual for living,
for learning what’s right and just and fair;
To teach the inexperienced the ropes
and give our young people a grasp on reality.
There’s something here also for seasoned men and women,
still a thing or two for the experienced to learn—
Fresh wisdom to probe and penetrate,
the rhymes and reasons of wise men and women.
We spend much time and energy on the minutia or our religion, its dogma, rituals and confessions that sometimes we forget the poetry of practice.
Pray
David’s son, Israel’s king—
Written down so we’ll know how to live well and right,
to understand what life means and where it’s going;
A manual for living,
for learning what’s right and just and fair;
To teach the inexperienced the ropes
and give our young people a grasp on reality.
There’s something here also for seasoned men and women,
still a thing or two for the experienced to learn—
Fresh wisdom to probe and penetrate,
the rhymes and reasons of wise men and women.
We spend much time and energy on the minutia or our religion, its dogma, rituals and confessions that sometimes we forget the poetry of practice.
Pray
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