The speech or the tongue of an individual was referenced many times for both the righteous and the wicked. Twice the phrase “But violence covers the mouth of the wicked” (Proverbs 10:6, 11). It is a good reminder that our speech can be both gracious and “seasoned with salt” or violent.
:15 Seemed interesting that wealth here doesn’t equate to righteousness, but instead strength, and poverty is their ruin.
I think sometimes material abundance has been seen as good or evil, but here I see it as opportunity. The rich man has more opportunity simply because he has more resources and ruin then comes to someone who has little to no opportunities based on their material wealth or circumstance.
Lots of important contrasts beginning in this chapter, and so many things to think about before Passover…
:15 – Mary, this vs puzzled me a bit. I want to look into this more.
:19 – As a “talker” I have found this to be SO true.
:1 – so very thankful for our wise son
So many contrasts to ponder in this chapter! Many having to do with what is truly in our hearts and others have to do with our words…
“Proverbs 10:19 19 In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.”
Our thoughts are formed before we speak, after we speak our actions are generated.
Sometimes I ramble on and on in conversation, especially with I am excited about something I feel the urge to share.
Unfortunately, I have found out that – especially texting, emails, and other written forms of communication can come across different than intended depending on the perspective in which the communication was received.
Thankfully God gives us the solution – to go to our brother (or sister) if offense arises. To not let things fester because the offense may have been unintentional.
Unfortunately, gone are the days of verbal conversations where things were not misinterpreted as much as they are now.
The speech or the tongue of an individual was referenced many times for both the righteous and the wicked. Twice the phrase “But violence covers the mouth of the wicked” (Proverbs 10:6, 11). It is a good reminder that our speech can be both gracious and “seasoned with salt” or violent.
:15 Seemed interesting that wealth here doesn’t equate to righteousness, but instead strength, and poverty is their ruin.
I think sometimes material abundance has been seen as good or evil, but here I see it as opportunity. The rich man has more opportunity simply because he has more resources and ruin then comes to someone who has little to no opportunities based on their material wealth or circumstance.
Lots of important contrasts beginning in this chapter, and so many things to think about before Passover…
:15 – Mary, this vs puzzled me a bit. I want to look into this more.
:19 – As a “talker” I have found this to be SO true.
:1 – so very thankful for our wise son
So many contrasts to ponder in this chapter! Many having to do with what is truly in our hearts and others have to do with our words…
“Proverbs 10:19 19 In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.”
Our thoughts are formed before we speak, after we speak our actions are generated.
Sometimes I ramble on and on in conversation, especially with I am excited about something I feel the urge to share.
Unfortunately, I have found out that – especially texting, emails, and other written forms of communication can come across different than intended depending on the perspective in which the communication was received.
Thankfully God gives us the solution – to go to our brother (or sister) if offense arises. To not let things fester because the offense may have been unintentional.
Unfortunately, gone are the days of verbal conversations where things were not misinterpreted as much as they are now.
“The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool” (Proverbs 10:18, ESV).
Hatred is a problem, whether you’re concealing it or spreading it around.