Saturday, February 24, 2018

Two kinds of Planning

Proverbs 14:22

Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness.

Sixteen contrasted classes

Proverbs 14:14-21

The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,
 and the good rewarded for theirs.
    The simple believe anything,
 but the prudent give thought to their steps.
    The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,
 but a fool  is hot-headed and yet feels secure.
    A quick-tempered person  does foolish things,
 and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.
    The simple inherit folly,
 but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
    Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,
 and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
    The poor are shunned even by their neighbours,
 but the rich have many friends.
    It is a sin to despise one’s neighbour,
 but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.

Law of Poverty

Proverbs 14:23

All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Thought

As light increases we see ourselves to be worse than we thought. - Francis Fenelon

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