Proverbs 10
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Celebration of Wisdom – Proverbs 10
“The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.” – Proverbs 10:1 Proverbs 10 begins with a reminder that we are reading the proverbs of Solomon. You might remember that the Book of Proverbs begins with this: “These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel.” – Proverbs 1:1 Even Jesus mentioned how famous King Solomon was for his wisdom, and he references a story from when Solomon was living. “The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to…
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Diligent Hands – Proverbs 10
“Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.” – Proverbs 10:4 We all know what it means to be lazy. We’ve all known lazy people, who would do anything to get out of doing work, and, I daresay, we have all had times when we have been lazy ourselves. But diligent is a little trickier to define and to put into practice. Being diligent means “having or showing care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties.” It is more than just working hard, which I would guess is the opposite of being lazy. Diligence takes a very specific and targeted approach to getting things done. Someone who…
