Main Text: Proverbs 17:1 Better [is] a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting [with] strife. 2 A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, And will share an inheritance among the brothers. 3 The refining pot [is] for silver and the furnace for gold, But the LORD tests the hearts. 4 An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue. 5 He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. 6 Children's children [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of children [is] their father. 7 Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince. 8 A present [is] a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; Wherever he turns, he prospers. 9 He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends. 10 Rebuke is more effective for a wise [man] Than a hundred blows on a fool. 11 An evil [man] seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him. 12 Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly. 13 Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house. 14 The beginning of strife [is like] releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts. 15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike [are] an abomination to the LORD. 16 Why [is there] in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, Since [he has] no heart [for it]? 17 A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity. 18 A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge, [And] becomes surety for his friend. 19 He who loves transgression loves strife, And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction. 20 He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil. 21 He who begets a scoffer [does so] to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy. 22 A merry heart does good, [like] medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones. 23 A wicked [man] accepts a bribe behind the back To pervert the ways of justice. 24 Wisdom [is] in the sight of him who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool [are] on the ends of the earth. 25 A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him. 26 Also, to punish the righteous [is] not good, [Nor] to strike princes for [their] uprightness. 27 He who has knowledge spares his words, [And] a man of understanding is of a calm spirit. 28 Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; [When] he shuts his lips, [he is considered] perceptive. (NKJV)
We just received the first jewel on our crown with our first grandchild! Watching our children being such wonderful parents is such a joy for us as well. On the flip side we knew a great-grandmother who was having to raise her great-grandsons who were the result of bad parenting for generations. This was a huge burden on her soul until the day she died. Very tragic.
We just received the first jewel on our crown with our first grandchild! Watching our children being such wonderful parents is such a joy for us as well. On the flip side we knew a great-grandmother who was having to raise her great-grandsons who were the result of bad parenting for generations. This was a huge burden on her soul until the day she died. Very tragic.