SATURDAY, October 25th, 2008

Proverbs 25

1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
7 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

There is a lot of good stuff in theses short 28 verses. There were a few of them that really jumped out at me. I will explain those verses.

Verse 11: A nice, kind word at the right time is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!! It is so valuable as if it were a picture of gold and silver.

Verse 17: Have you ever had company over that just would not leave? This is another example of Solomns wisdom becausse he explains to us that we need to leave a place before we are asked to leave. :) If we have good friends, we shouldnt stay at their house all the time to the point that we annoy them... give them a break! GO HOME!!

Verse 19: Have you ever had a broken tooth? a foot out of joint? IT HURTS SO BAD!!! Well, in the same way it is very painful to p[ut your trust in someone whwo is not faithful. An unfaithful friend, an unfaithful husband or wife, an unfaithful parent... All of these are PAINFUL SITUATIONS!!!!! THEY HURT! Dont be unfaithful!

Verse 24 is hilarious!!! What do you think about it?

The last verse is so increibly important... If you have no rule over your spirit... then you are like a city without walls... In other words, you are going to be easy to attack and destroy if you cannot control your spirit!!

It is so important to control your heart!!!!