Saturday, December 6, 2008

A person with understanding looks to wisdom.

As I have been searching the Proverbs I have found some "nuggets" that I thought I'd share here . I realize they're nothing new (they are in the Word), but i thought I'd share them in a way that they came together for me. So, here they are...

The integrity of the upright will guide them.
Righteousness will direct your way aright.
The righteous are delivered form trouble.
Through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
Righteous will come through trouble.
No grave trouble will overtake the righteous.

If we fear the Lord, we will walk in uprightness.
In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence and His children have a place of refuge
In the fear of the Lord there is a fountain of life to avoid the snares of death.

Mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.
The generous soul will be made rich.
Withholding more than what is right leads to poverty.
Anyone who makes himself poor has great riches. (give, give, give, not spend, spend, spend)
He who has pity on the poor lends to God and God will pay back what he has given.
He who has mercy on the poor is happy.

He who guards his mouth preserves his life.
A fool’s wrath is known at once. A prudent man covers shame.
A man of understanding holds his peace.
A wise man fears and departs from evil but a fool rages and is self confident.
He who is quick-tempered acts foolishly.
He who is slow to wrath has great understanding.
He who is impulsive exalts folly.
He who has knowledge spares his words.
A man of understanding is of a clam spirit.
Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace, when he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger and it is to his glory to overlook a transgression.
A man of great wrath will suffer punishment.
Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her hands (words too).

He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates the best of friends.
A friend loves at all times, a brother is born for adversity.
A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.

The diligent will rule, the slothful will be forced labor.
Diligence is man’s precious possession.

Regard the Word
If you Read the Word and hear the Word, you will have good friends.
He who regards reproof will be honored.
He who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
The law of the wise is a fountain of life to turn away from the snares of death.
He who keeps the commandments keeps his soul the careless will die.

I know this is not a complete list, just a little snippett of what God is showing me.
Praise God He still speaks!