Tag: Finance
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Are you poisoning yourself? An Exposé on Proverbs 28:13
”He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.“ Proverbs 28:13 A colorful use of word play is employed to build an insight into the concept presented. To better understand the idea, we will examine the meaning behind contrasting words. Cover and Confess The idea behind the Read more
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He shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. An Exposé on Proverbs 28:8
”He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, He shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.“ Proverbs 28:8 This passage has a personal significance to me as I have spent a fair amount of time invested into researching it. Please permit me to walk you down a long winding path Read more
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Prepare an occupation then build your house. An Exposé on Proverbs 24:27
”Prepare thy work without, And make it fit for thyself in the field; And afterwards build thine house.“ Proverbs 24:27 There are two ideas following along the same principle. The concept is to prepare your occupation and secure your income before building your house. One way to express the concept is to expend the time Read more
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The Mouse Trap principle. An Exposé on Proverbs 23:6-8
”Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainty meats: For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee. The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy 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