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OADDISONGETHERS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 11:02 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Sunday July 12 > Proverbs 25-27 (The Message) > > Proverbs 25 > Further Wise Sayings of Solomon > The Right Word at the Right Time > 1 There are also these proverbs of Solomon, collected by scribes of > Hezekiah, king of Judah. > > 2 God delights in concealing things; > scientists delight in discovering things. > > 3 Like the horizons for breadth and the ocean for depth, > the understanding of a good leader is broad and deep. > > 4-5 Remove impurities from the silver > and the silversmith can craft a fine chalice; > Remove the wicked from leadership > and authority will be credible and God-honoring. > > 6-7 Don't work yourself into the spotlight; > don't push your way into the place of prominence. > It's better to be promoted to a place of honor > than face humiliation by being demoted. > > 8 Don't jump to conclusions-there may be > a perfectly good explanation for what you just saw. > > 9-10 In the heat of an argument, > don't betray confidences; > Word is sure to get around, > and no one will trust you. > > 11-12 The right word at the right time > is like a custom-made piece of jewelry, > And a wise friend's timely reprimand > is like a gold ring slipped on your finger. > > 13 Reliable friends who do what they say > are like cool drinks in sweltering heat-refreshing! > > 14 Like billowing clouds that bring no rain > is the person who talks big but never produces. > > 15 Patient persistence pierces through indifference; > gentle speech breaks down rigid defenses. > A Person Without Self-Control > 16-17 When you're given a box of candy, don't gulp it all down; > eat too much chocolate and you'll make yourself sick; > And when you find a friend, don't outwear your welcome; > show up at all hours and he'll soon get fed up. > > 18 Anyone who tells lies against the neighbors > in court or on the street is a loose cannon. > > 19 Trusting a double-crosser when you're in trouble > is like biting down on an abscessed tooth. > > 20 Singing light songs to the heavyhearted > is like pouring salt in their wounds. > > 21-22 If you see your enemy hungry, go buy him lunch; > if he's thirsty, bring him a drink. > Your generosity will surprise him with goodness, > and God will look after you. > > 23 A north wind brings stormy weather, > and a gossipy tongue stormy looks. > > 24 Better to live alone in a tumbledown shack > than share a mansion with a nagging spouse. > > 25 Like a cool drink of water when you're worn out and weary > is a letter from a long-lost friend. > > 26 A good person who gives in to a bad person > is a muddied spring, a polluted well. > > 27 It's not smart to stuff yourself with sweets, > nor is glory piled on glory good for you. > > 28 A person without self-control > is like a house with its doors and windows knocked out. > Proverbs 26 > Fools Recycle Silliness > 1 We no more give honors to fools than pray for snow in summer or rain > during harvest. > > 2 You have as little to fear from an undeserved curse > as from the dart of a wren or the swoop of a swallow. > > 3 A whip for the racehorse, a tiller for the sailboat- > and a stick for the back of fools! > > 4 Don't respond to the stupidity of a fool; > you'll only look foolish yourself. > > 5 Answer a fool in simple terms > so he doesn't get a swelled head. > > 6 You're only asking for trouble > when you send a message by a fool. > > 7 A proverb quoted by fools > is limp as a wet noodle. > > 8 Putting a fool in a place of honor > is like setting a mud brick on a marble column. > > 9 To ask a moron to quote a proverb > is like putting a scalpel in the hands of a drunk. > > 10 Hire a fool or a drunk > and you shoot yourself in the foot. > > 11 As a dog eats its own vomit, > so fools recycle silliness. > > 12 See that man who thinks he's so smart? > You can expect far more from a fool than from him. > > 13 Loafers say, "It's dangerous out there! > Tigers are prowling the streets!" > and then pull the covers back over their heads. > > 14 Just as a door turns on its hinges, > so a lazybones turns back over in bed. > > 15 A shiftless sluggard puts his fork in the pie, > but is too lazy to lift it to his mouth. > Like Glaze on Cracked Pottery > 16 Dreamers fantasize their self-importance; > they think they are smarter > than a whole college faculty. > > 17 You grab a mad dog by the ears > when you butt into a quarrel that's none of your business. > > 18-19 People who shrug off deliberate deceptions, > saying, "I didn't mean it, I was only joking," > Are worse than careless campers > who walk away from smoldering campfires. > > 20 When you run out of wood, the fire goes out; > when the gossip ends, the quarrel dies down. > > 21 A quarrelsome person in a dispute > is like kerosene thrown on a fire. > > 22 Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy; > do you want junk like that in your belly? > > 23 Smooth talk from an evil heart > is like glaze on cracked pottery. > > 24-26 Your enemy shakes hands and greets you like an old friend, > all the while conniving against you. > When he speaks warmly to you, don't believe him for a minute; > he's just waiting for the chance to rip you off. > No matter how cunningly he conceals his malice, > eventually his evil will be exposed in public. > > 27 Malice backfires; > spite boomerangs. > > 28 Liars hate their victims; > flatterers sabotage trust. > Proverbs 27 > You Don't Know Tomorrow > 1 Don't brashly announce what you're going to do tomorrow; you don't know > the first thing about > tomorrow. > > 2 Don't call attention to yourself; > let others do that for you. > > 3 Carrying a log across your shoulders > while you're hefting a boulder with your arms > Is nothing compared to the burden > of putting up with a fool. > > 4 We're blasted by anger and swamped by rage, > but who can survive jealousy? > > 5 A spoken reprimand is better > than approval that's never expressed. > > 6 The wounds from a lover are worth it; > kisses from an enemy do you in. > > 7 When you've stuffed yourself, you refuse dessert; > when you're starved, you could eat a horse. > > 8 People who won't settle down, wandering hither and yon, > are like restless birds, flitting to and fro. > > 9 Just as lotions and fragrance give sensual delight, > a sweet friendship refreshes the soul. > > 10 Don't leave your friends or your parents' friends > and run home to your family when things get rough; > Better a nearby friend > than a distant family. > > 11 Become wise, dear child, and make me happy; > then nothing the world throws my way will upset me. > > 12 A prudent person sees trouble coming and ducks; > a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered. > > 13 Hold tight to collateral on any loan to a stranger; > be wary of accepting what a transient has pawned. > > 14 If you wake your friend in the early morning > by shouting "Rise and shine!" > It will sound to him > more like a curse than a blessing. > > 15-16 A nagging spouse is like > the drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet; > You can't turn it off, > and you can't get away from it. > Your Face Mirrors Your Heart > 17 You use steel to sharpen steel, > and one friend sharpens another. > > 18 If you care for your orchard, you'll enjoy its fruit; > if you honor your boss, you'll be honored. > > 19 Just as water mirrors your face, > so your face mirrors your heart. > > 20 Hell has a voracious appetite, > and lust just never quits. > > 21 The purity of silver and gold is tested > by putting them in the fire; > The purity of human hearts is tested > by giving them a little fame. > > 22 Pound on a fool all you like- > you can't pound out foolishness. > > 23-27 Know your sheep by name; > carefully attend to your flocks; > (Don't take them for granted; > possessions don't last forever, you know.) > And then, when the crops are in > and the harvest is stored in the barns, > You can knit sweaters from lambs' wool, > and sell your goats for a profit; > There will be plenty of milk and meat > to last your family through the winter. > > > > > > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. 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