[:en]Our Daily Verse (4/15/21) [:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  PROVERBS 17

“Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting with strife” (Proverbs 17:1)

“Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children” (Proverbs 17:6)

“If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house” Proverbs 16:13)

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity” (Proverbs 16:17)

“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones” Proverbs 16:212)

“Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue” (Proverbs 16:28)

BEST IN LIFE TO HAVE THESE:

1. Living in a house of peace and tranquility (v. 1a)
2. Parents with children and children with parents (v. 6)
3. Presence of loving relationship (v. 9)
4. A man who has discernment )v. 10)
5. A true friend and a brother of adversity (v. 17)
6. A man with judgment (v. 18)
7. A man with a cheerful heart (v. 22)
8. A man of wisdom (v. 24)
9. A man of knowledge who uses words with restraint (v. 27a)
10.  A man of understanding who is even-tempered (v. 27b)

WORST IN LIFE TO HAVE THESE:

1. Living in a house full of feasting but with strife (v. 1b)
2. A wicked man who listens to evil lips (v. 4a)
3. A liar who pays attention to malicious tongue (v. 4b)
4. A man who mocks the poor (v. 5)
5. A man with arrogant and lying lips (v. 7)
6. A friend who repeatedly commits an offense (v. 9b)
7. An evil and rebellious man (v. 11)
8. Ungrateful man (v. 13)
9. A quarrelsome man )v. 14)
10. Unjust judge (v. 15)
11. A man lacking in judgment (v. 18)
12. A man who loves to quarrel (v. 19)
13. A man of perverse heart and deceitful tongue (v. 20)
14. A father who has a foolish son that brings bitterness to the family (v. 21, 25)
15. A man who has a crushed spirit (v. 22b)
16. A wicked man who accepts bribe in secret to pervert justice (v. 23)

May this chapter serve as a basis for a spiritual inventory of our Christian walk and talk.[:]