Reading proverbs 22 today.
"Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise;
apply your heart to what I teach,
for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart
and have all of them ready on your lips.
So that your trust may be in the Lord,
I teach you today, even you." Proverbs 22:17-19 (NIV)
Let's take a little walk through some Proverbs and then try something. Let's follow these scriptures in a very practical way.
Read the following Proverbs, perhaps even write them or print them out. Keep them with you all day with a pen handy.
See if you observe them in your day today, and make note of the circumstances. Or, you can think of times when you have observed the truth displayed here.
"An employer who hires a fool or a bystander
is like an archer who shoots at random." Pro 26:10 (NLT)
"As a dog returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats his foolishness." Pro 26:11 (NLT)
"Interfering in someone else's argument
is as foolish as yanking a dog's ears." Pro 26:17 (NLT)
"Just as damaging
as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
is someone who lies to a friend
and then says, "I was only joking." Pro 26:18-19 (NLT)
"To one who listens, valid criticism
is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry." Pro 25:12 (NLT)
"Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart
is like taking someone's coat in cold weather
or pouring vinegar in a wound." Pro 25:20
Tomorrow I will share a little bit more on this.
