PROVERBS OF THE DAY (28)

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. Proverbs of the Day

a) There are 31 Chapters in the Book of Proverbs. Proverbs imparts wisdom of godly living. All who seek wisdom will greatly benefit from these wise words. This is where one can discover the source of wisdom, the value of wisdom, and the benefits of wisdom.

b) For the purpose of reading one Proverbs of the day, the Book of Proverbs has been scheduled into 39 challenges (parts). Read it for the sake of learning and not for any other reasons. Say a prayer to God before you begin, asking the Holy Spirit to give you wisdom and understanding, then be renewed by the words you have read!
 
2. Proverbs 22:17-29 (NKJV)

Sayings of the Wise

¹⁷ Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;
¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;
Let them all be fixed upon your lips,
¹⁹ So that your trust may be in the Lord;
I have instructed you today, even you.
²⁰ Have I not written to you excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
²¹ That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth,
That you may answer words of truth
To those who send to you?

 

²² Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
²³ For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.

 

²⁴ Make no friendship with an angry man,
And with a furious man do not go,
²⁵ Lest you learn his ways
And set a snare for your soul.

 

²⁶ Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge,
One of those who is surety for debts;
²⁷ If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he take away your bed from under you?

 

²⁸ Do not remove the ancient landmark
Which your fathers have set.

 

²⁹ Do you see a man who excels in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before unknown men.

The End ...