Category: Financial Proverbs
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Oppressing the afflicted places you at odds with the Almighty. An Exposé on Proverbs 22:22-23
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: For the LORD will plead their cause, And spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.“ Proverbs 22:22-23 To deprive one with few resources knowing they do not have the ability to resist, as well as taking advantage of and Read more
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Reasons to avoid fraud examined. An Exposé on Proverbs 22:16
”He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, And he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.“ Proverbs 22:16 The person violating or defrauding resources from those without the means to stand up for themself (weak) to increase their own resources, as well as the person who bestows resources to the Read more
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The desire of the slothful kills him. An Exposé on Proverbs 21:25-26
”The desire of the slothful killeth him; For his hands refuse to labour. He coveteth greedily all the day long: But the righteous giveth and spareth not.“ Proverbs 21:25-26 What a slothful man desires will kill him because what he desires is to be lazy, therefore he refuses to labor to improve his situation. This Read more
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Avoiding the wrath of ruin… or something like that. An Exposé on Proverbs 21:23
”Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.“ Proverbs 21:13 It appears one way this passage could be re-stated is this: The person hiding from (or closing their ears to prevent) hearing the cry of a sick, weak or lowly individual will, one Read more
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One word is the difference between winning and losing. An Exposé on Proverbs 21:5
”The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But of every one that is hasty only to want.“ Proverbs 21:5 A contrast is employed cleverly to showcase both ideas presented. The ideas present a clever contrast in that each is self descriptive as well as illuminating the other. Diligent, for instance, is a word Read more
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Where does FOMO or Panic Buying lead us? An Exposé on Proverbs 20:21
”An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.“ Proverbs 20:21 To write this passage another way: If a person accesses their inheritance hurriedly (from greed, anxiousness or terror), the future of that decision will not be favorable. This passage calls to mind the story of The Read more
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Locating Wisdom. An Exposé on Proverbs 20:18
”Every purpose is established by counsel: And with good advice make war.“ Proverbs 20:18 Feature, if you will, a king seated in his bed chamber early in the morning. The Messenger which brought him the news of an approaching army is now bolting out of the room to fetch the king’s counselors. The king has Read more
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Deceit may be sweet now but will be hard to swallow when it returns- An Exposé on Proverbs 20:17
”Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.“ Proverbs 20:17 The verse has a vivid word picture employed. One take looks like this: A soft, slick tongue that deceives others to gain bread for sustenance will find that same smooth talking mouth filled with sharp gritty Read more