Proverbs
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A False Witness Who Pours Out Lies
Proverbs 6:16-19 There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: 1. Haughty eyes 2. A lying tongue 3. Hands that shed innocent blood 4. A heart that devises wicked schemes 5. Feet that are quick to rush into evil 6. A false witness who pours out lies 7. A person who…
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Loving Discipline
Proverbs 12:1 “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.” The definition of discipline is training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement. The definition of correction is the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake, setting things right.…
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We Fix $6 Haircuts
Proverbs 11:22 ” As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a beautiful woman who is without discretion [her lack of character mocks her beauty].” There was a man who owned a hair salon in a town. He was doing great, cutting and styling hair for all the people. A big company moved…
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A Heart That Devises Wicked Schemes
Proverbs 6:16-19 There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: 1. Haughty eyes 2. A lying tongue 3. Hands that shed innocent blood 4. A heart that devises wicked schemes 5. Feet that are quick to rush into evil 6. A false witness who pours out lies 7. A person who…
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No Sense
Proverbs 7:7 “I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense.” From a father’s point of view, it all starts here: no sense. Solomon writes about a young man he noticed who had no sense and got trapped by an adulterous woman. This young man had no…
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Hands That Shed Innocent Blood Part 2
Proverbs 6:16-19 There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: 1. Haughty eyes 2. A lying tongue 3. Hands that shed innocent blood 4. A heart that devises wicked schemes 5. Feet that are quick to rush into evil 6. A false witness who pours out lies 7. A person who…
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Self-Inflicted Wounds
Proverbs 8:36 “But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.” Normal people do not go around purposely injuring themselves. Those who do are thought to have something seriously wrong with them. This is not to say that sometimes we are in the middle of doing something stupid and…
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Hands That Shed Innocent Blood
Proverbs 6:16-19 There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: 1. Haughty eyes 2. A lying tongue 3. Hands that shed innocent blood 4. A heart that devises wicked schemes 5. Feet that are quick to rush into evil 6. A false witness who pours out lies 7. A person who…
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A Lying Tongue
Proverbs 6:16-19 There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: 1. Haughty eyes 2. A lying tongue 3. Hands that shed innocent blood 4. A heart that devises wicked schemes 5. Feet that are quick to rush into evil 6. A false witness who pours out lies 7. A person who…
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Haughty Eyes
Proverbs 6:16-19 There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: 1. Haughty eyes 2. A lying tongue 3. Hands that shed innocent blood 4. A heart that devises wicked schemes 5. Feet that are quick to rush into evil 6. A false witness who pours out lies 7. A person who…
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