Media Summary: Keeping our commitments is a huge part of being godly. This means that we should be very careful in making those commitments. There are things about our path and our future that we can't possibly know. Perhaps we should rather focus on what we can know. Ultimately, lies always deceive the liar.
Proverbs Practicals 105 Proverbs 20 - Detailed Analysis & Overview
Keeping our commitments is a huge part of being godly. This means that we should be very careful in making those commitments. There are things about our path and our future that we can't possibly know. Perhaps we should rather focus on what we can know. Ultimately, lies always deceive the liar. Among the things God really hates is dishonesty in business. If we want to succeed in our goals and survive in our conflicts, we must learn to listen to good advice. Healing often hurts. Medicine often tastes bad. Discipline doesn't feel good, but it often results in moral improvement.
Those who get rich quick rarely stay rich long. There are two key qualities which establish someone in a position of authority. Both vengeance and salvation belong to the Lord. We are much better off doing our work and letting God do His work. There are two subtly linked patterns of speech that will both end up causing trouble. Stay away from people who practice either, ... When the wealthiest man in the world describes something as a jewel more valuable than gold or a multitude of rubies, we should ... There are some people who cannot be trusted to pay their debts and will eventually meet disaster; here are two of them.
