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Lies

Lie: n. an intentionally false statement
“Bearing false witness cannot be excused; lying invites its own consequences.”
Proverbs 19:5 (Shapiro)
“A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.”
Proverbs 19:5 (KJV)

“A false witness stands self-condemned; liars are trapped by their own lies.”
Proverbs 19:9 (Shapiro)
“A false witness shall not be unpunished, [...]

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Proverbs 17
3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
How many things that came easy were truly appreciated? If you win that championship ball game, you can bet there are drills, sweat, practice, more practice, blood, and plenty of mental anguish behind it. But in the end, it’s [...]

Proverbs 16
Amy C. Edmondson, in her book A Fuller Explanation, describes the concepts of R. Buckminister Fuller’s Synergectic Geometry:
Thinking isolates events: “understanding” then connects them. “Understanding is structure,” Fuller declares, for it means establishing the relationships between events.
Physicians and surgeons learn to think structurally about the human body. A surgeon considers not just a diseased [...]

Where’s your FOCUS?
When studying Proverbs, or anything for that matter, how often do we think in terms of, “How is this going to help me? How can I use this? What can this do to improve my situation?”
Me, me, me.
Now, this isn’t necessarily all bad. Look at the number of verses in chapter 15 alone [...]

Proverbs 14
26 He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress,   and for his children it will be a refuge. 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
Remember this?
Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
and knowledge of the Holy One [...]

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Here are a number of phrases gleaned from Proverbs 12…
…speech of those who are honest
…those who do what is right
…tongue of wise people
…honest witness tells the truth
…people who tell the truth
Truthful words last forever…
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Proverbs addresses truth many times over and raises up the virtue of those who are truthful. Conversely, untruth - lies - bring [...]

Proverbs 11
24 One man gives freely, yet gains even more;
another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
25 A generous man will prosper;
he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
26 People curse the man who hoards grain,
but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.
27 He who seeks good finds goodwill,
but evil comes to him who [...]