SHORT SHARP SAYINGS

“Extortion turns wise people into fools and bribes corrupt the hearer.

Finishing is better than starting. Patience is better than pride.

Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool."

BEST GIFT!

The best gift a father can give to his children is his example of how to love their mother.

The Bible says, “Husbands love your wives...” Ephesians 5:25

FATHERS: INSTRUCTIONS

“Now a word to you fathers. Don't make your children angry by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction approved by the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4 NLT

HARD TIMES

What do you think? This is what Solomon says, “Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certain in this life.” Ecclesiastes 7:14 NLT

FOR SURE

“As the beating of cream yields butter and striking the nose causes bleeding, so stirring up anger causes quarrels.” Proverbs 30:33 NLT

MY WIFE'S FABORITE PROVERB

My wife doesn’t like getting up early but she does like the idea of having servant girls. “She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls.” Proverbs 31:15 NLT

SHE’S A KEEPER

“Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies.” Proverbs 31:10 NLT

HE IS ALIVE !!!

HOPE IN JESUS

Jesus said to the women caught in the very act of adultery, “Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.: John 8:10

A WOUND AND DISHONOR

“Whoso Commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding: he that does it destroyes his own soul. A wound and dishonor shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.” Proverbs 6:32,33

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THAT?

“An adulterous woman can satisfy her sexual appitite, shrug her shoulders, and then say, ‘What’s wrong with that?’” Proverbs 30 20 NLT What do you say? A Bible answer next week

PARENTS

How would you describe your relationship with your parents? “The eye that mocks a father and despises a mother’s instructions will be plucked out by ravens of the valley and eaten by vultures.” Proverbs 30:17 NLT

OUR GENERATION?

Some people curse their father and do not thank their mother. They are pure in their own eyes, but they are filthy and unwashed. They look proudly around, casting disdainful glances.” Proverbs 30:11-13

The antidote, “...the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin...” 1John.1:7

BALANCE

“O God, I beg two favors from you, let me have them before I die. First help me never to tell a lie. Second, Give me neither poverty nor riches! Give me just enough to satisfy my needs. For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’. And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.” Proverbs 30:7-9 NLT

PROTECTION

Now days we need security for our ‘stuff’ and even our identity. “Every word of God proves true. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.” Proverbs 30:5 NLT

NEITHER EDUCATED NOR RELIGIOUS

“I have not mastered human wisdom, nor do I know the Holy One. Who but God goes up to heaven and comes back down? Who holds the wind in his fists? Who wraps up the oceans in his cloak? Who has created the whole wide world? What is his name – and his son’s name? Tell me if you know?” Proverbs 30:3,4 NLT “And this is life eternal; that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” John 17:3

OPPOSITES DO NOT ALWAYS ATTRACT

Some of our idioms are not always true, but the Bible is. “The righteous despise the unjust; the wicked despise the godly.” Proverbs 29:27 NLT

FEAR

Fear man and fear everything. Fear God and fear nothing else. “The fear of man brings a snare; but whoever puts his trust in the LORD shall be safe.” Proverbs 29:25

PRIDE AND HUMILITY

Read my book, ‘Humility and how I attained it.’ By, I’m proud to be humble. Proverbs 29:23 NLT says, “ Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor.”

WORSE OFF THAN A FOOL

“There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking. There is more hope for a fool than for people who think they are wise.” Proverbs 29:20; 26:12 NLT “An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.” Will Rogers

CHILD DISCIPLINE

“To discipline a child produces wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child. Discipline your children, and they will give you peace of mind and will make your heart glad.” Proverbs 29:15,17 NLT

LEADERSHIP AND THE POOR

When leaders can distinguish between the poor and the lazy we can have an honorable “welfare” system. “If a king judges the poor fairly, his throne will last forever.” Proverbs 29:14 George Bernard Shaw said, “A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul.”

LIES AND LEADERS

“If a ruler pays attention to liars, all his advisers will be wicked.” Proverbs 29:12