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Positives
And Negatives in Proverbs
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Positives |
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Negatives |
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Honoring God brings plenty: 3:9,10.
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Greediness is fatal: 1:19, 15:27. |
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Wisdom has durable riches: 8:18, 19, 21;
14:24; 21:20. |
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Prosperity destroys fools: 1:32. |
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Do good to whom its due: 3:27. |
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Strange women destroy wealth: 5:3,10. |
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Diligent hand makes rich: 10:4; 13:4; 21:5;
22:29. |
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Treasures of wickedness nothing: 10: 2,
16; 15:6; 21:6, 27. |
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Gathering in summer (in right time): 10:5,
6:6-8. |
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Poverty destroys poor: 10:15. |
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God's blessing makes rich: 10:22, 16:3. |
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False balance abomination to the Lord: 11:1. |
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Long life by fearing God: 10:27, 15:16; 16:8;
22:4. |
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Riches no use for the day of wrath:11:4,28;
23:4,5; 27:24. |
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Strongmen retain riches: 11:16. |
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Withholding brings poverty: 11:24,26. |
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Sowing righteousness brings sure reward:
11:18;15:6. |
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Sluggard hath nothing: 13:4; 18:9; 20:13;
21:25. |
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Scattering (giving) generously: 11:24,25;
21:26. |
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Wealth by vanity diminishes: 13:11. |
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Working brings satisfaction: 12:11,14; 13:11,23,25;
14:23; 16:3; 20:13. |
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Refusing instructions brings poverty: 13:18. |
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Though poor, hath riches: 13:7. |
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Love of pleasure leads to poverty: 21:17. |
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Goodman's savings: 13:22; 19:14. |
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Borrower is servant to lender: 22:7. |
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Gifts open opportunities, positions: 18:16;
17:8; 19:4,6;21:14. |
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Oppressing the poor leads to want: 22:16. |
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Proper conversation/ words bring riches:
18:20; 20:15; 24:4. |
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Not to be surety for debt: 22: 26,27. |
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Pity on the poor lends & gets from God:
19:17; 22:9; 28:27. |
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Drunkard & Glutton come to poverty: 23:21.
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A good name better than riches: 22:1. |
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Usury & Unjust gain: 28:8. |
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Faithful get blessings: 28:20. |
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Riches bring blindness: 28:11. |
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Virtuous woman better: 11:16; 19:14; 31:10. |
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Not to hasten to be rich: 28:22. |
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Rich & Poor made by God: 9:11; 10:3;
22:2; 28:6; 30:8. |
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Words of wicked bring destruction: 11:11. |
Summary:
* Our Attitudes and Actions towards God: Honor Him, Fear Him,
Seek His Plan and Blessings.
* Our Attitudes and Actions toward People: Doing Good, Do Honest
Transactions, Give Generously, Give Gifts, Have Right Conversation, Pity
the Poor, Act at the Right time.
* Our Own Character Qualities: Be Wise (Heavenly wisdom), Be Diligent,
Be Strong, Work Hard, Gather at the Rifght time, Save for future, Choose
Good Name- Keep Good Reputation, Be Faithful & Virtuous.
* God's Work towards us: He Blesses, Gives Abundantly, Rewards
Richly, Makes things Happen.
A Model Prayer:
"Two things have I required
of Thee; deny me them not before I die: Remove far from me vanity and
lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convinient
for me: Lest I be full, and deny Thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest
I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." Proverbs
30: 8.
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