As I read over this proverb, many thoughts come to mind. But I guess the ones that really strike me is:22 do not say “I will recompense evil” wait on the LORD and He will save you . There have been times that I wanted revenge and yet I did wait and God didn’t answer.
And verse:25 it is a snare for a man to devote something as holy and afterward to reconsider his vows. This verse has me considering marriage vows and how it is a holy covenant and yet so many marriages do not work out and how many families have been hurt because of this all to common practice of divorce.
Proverbs 20:3 we learn it is better/honorable to stop striving with our words, because anyone can argue with you to prove themselves right.
Proving yourself right may not always be righteousness.
The following verses describe my Honey of 57+ years (we were high school sweethearts & married in 1968). I am so very blessed and thank God every day for giving him to me!
Proverbs 20:
6 …But who can find a faithful man?
7 The righteous man walks in his integrity;
His children are blessed after him.
29 The glory of young men is their strength,
And the splendor of old men is their gray head.
I hate haggling so much, and verse 14 is why. It’s usually two people trying to get the better of each other, each being at least a little deceitful in the process.
As I read over this proverb, many thoughts come to mind. But I guess the ones that really strike me is:22 do not say “I will recompense evil” wait on the LORD and He will save you . There have been times that I wanted revenge and yet I did wait and God didn’t answer.
And verse:25 it is a snare for a man to devote something as holy and afterward to reconsider his vows. This verse has me considering marriage vows and how it is a holy covenant and yet so many marriages do not work out and how many families have been hurt because of this all to common practice of divorce.
Proverbs 20:3 is a good reminder. Anyone can start up a quarrel. What is difficult is stopping strife with another.
Proverbs 20:30 is what Christians are called to. We are being refined, transformed into something else. That hurts!
Yeah—when I’m in an argument, I want so badly to prove that I’m “right”—to be vindicated—that stopping without “winning” is very hard.
Verse 7 is so beautiful and the reality of the opposite is heartbreaking.
We can so easily see what happens when the man (or woman) doesn’t walk in his integrity. The children are the ones to suffer 🙁
Proverbs 20:3 we learn it is better/honorable to stop striving with our words, because anyone can argue with you to prove themselves right.
Proving yourself right may not always be righteousness.
The following verses describe my Honey of 57+ years (we were high school sweethearts & married in 1968). I am so very blessed and thank God every day for giving him to me!
Proverbs 20:
6 …But who can find a faithful man?
7 The righteous man walks in his integrity;
His children are blessed after him.
29 The glory of young men is their strength,
And the splendor of old men is their gray head.
I hate haggling so much, and verse 14 is why. It’s usually two people trying to get the better of each other, each being at least a little deceitful in the process.