Our Daily Scripture – 5/25/24 (Saturday)

SCRIPTURE:  PROVERBS 26

MEMORY VERSES:

“Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down.  A charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife..” (Proverbs 26:20-21)

“The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts.  Like a costing of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.” (Proverbs 26:22-23)

“If a man digs a pit, he will fall into it; if a man rolls a stone, it will roll back on him. (Proverbs 26:27)     

PEOPLE WE SHOULD AVOID:

FOOL:

  1.  Honor is not fitting for him. (v. 1)
  2.  Curse will always come to him. (v. 2)
  3.  He carries a rod in his back. (v. 3)
  4.  What he says does not need to be answered. (v. 4)
  5.  His messages are violence. (v. 6)
  6.  His mouth is like a lame man’s leg that hang limp. (v. 76)
  7.  He is a drunkard. (v. 9)
  8.  He is like an archer who wounds at random. (v. 10)
  9.  He repeats his folly. (v. 11)
  10.  He is right in his own eyes. (v. 12)

SLUGGARD:

  1.  He turns on his bed. (v. 14)
  2.  He is very lazy. (v. 15)
  3.  He is wiser in his own eyes. (v. 16)

TROUBLEMAKER:

  1.  He meddles inquarrel not his own. (v. 17)
  2.  He deceives his neighbors with jokes. (v. 19)
  3.  He is fond of gossiping. (v. 20)
  4.  He kindles strife. (v. 21)
  5.  His lips are full of evil. (v. 23)
  6.  His heart is deceitful. (v. 24)
  7.  He has charming speech. (v. 25)
  8.  He conceals his malice by deception. (v. 26)
  9.  He has lying tongues and flattering mouth. (v. 28)

THOUGHTS:

Do not try to answer what the fools say because there is no way you can open their closed minds.  You may be stooping to their level if you choose to answer.  Answer them only when your common sense tells you to expose their pride and folly.

If you try to make someone loyal to you by giving him a place of privilege or responsibility, it is like tying the stone to the string.  It will swing back and hurt you later.

Lazy people always find excuses to avoid working.  But laziness is more dangerous than a prowling lion.  The less you do, the more useless you become.  To overcome laziness, set a concrete realistic goal and plan your steps.  Pray for strength and persistence.

When you interfere with people who are arguing, it is like yanking the ears of a dog to get bitten.  It is best to keep out of the arguments that are none of your business.  Wait until their arguments have stop before you offer to help them mend their differences and relationship.

Gossiping can cause the fires of anger going.  Cut the fire out by refusing to discuss them.  If someone continually irritate you, disregard them and your irritation will die from lack of fuel.