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• Holy fear is an excellent guard

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  Proverbs 14:16 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. Note, 1. Holy fear is an excellent guard upon every holy thing, and against every thing that is unholy. It is wisdom to depart from evil, from the evil of sin, and thereby from all other evil; and therefore it is ...
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• Men who are peevish, touchy and soon angry; Malicious men

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  Proverbs 14:17 17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. Note, 1. Passionate men are justly laughed at. Men who are peevish and touchy, and are soon angry upon every the least provocation, deal foolishly; they say and do that which is ridiculous, and so expose themselves to ...
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• Sin is the shame of sinners

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  Proverbs 14:18 18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. Note, 1. Sin is the shame of sinners: The simple, who love simplicity, get nothing by it; they inherit folly. They have it by inheritance, so some. This corruption of nature is derived from our first parents, and all the ...
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• The evil bow before the good

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  Proverbs 14:19 19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. That is, 1. The wicked are oftentimes impoverished and brought low, so that they are forced to beg, their wickedness having reduced them to straits; while good men, by the blessing of God, are enriched, and enabled to ...
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• Common way of the world - to be shy of the poor and fond of the rich

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  WAY OF THE WORLD- SHY OF THE POOR FOND OF THE RICH Proverbs14:20 20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. This shows, not what should be, but what is the common way of the world–to be shy of the poor and fond of the rich. 1. Few will give countenance to those whom the ...
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• See how men’s character measured and judged of by their conduct towards the poor

  
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  Proverbs 14:21 21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. See here how men’s character and condition are measured and judged of by their conduct towards their poor neighbours. 1. Those that look upon them with contempt have here assigned them a bad character, ...
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• Is Life really worth living?

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  From Kononia House Archives IS LIFE REALLY WORTH LIVING? - Is life really worth living? We have in our possession a considered response to this basic question from one of the wisest, richest, most powerful men to have walked the earth. And yet even today his counsel is widely ignored or misunderstood! “Vanity ...
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• The Preface Pslam

  
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  Psalm 1:1 Blessed – happy, fortunate, prosperous and enviable – is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [following their advice, their plans and purposes] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax and rest] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather. [Amplified Bible]. ...
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• Charity to the Poor

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  Ecclesiasticus Chapter 3 [Part] Chapter 4 Jerusalem Bible Water quenches a blazing fire, Almsgiving atones for sins. Whoever gives favors in return is mindful of the future; At the moment of his fall he will find support. My son, do not refuse the poor a livelihood, Do not tantalize the needy. Do not add to the ...
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• Shame and Human Respect

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  Ecclesiasticus 4 My son, bide your time and be on your guard against evil, And have no cause to be ashamed of yourself; For there is shame that leads to sin, As well as shame that is honorable and gracious. Do not show partiality, to your own detriment, Or deference, to your own downfall. Do not refrain from ...
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• Those that not only do evil but devise it

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  Proverbs 14:22 22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. See here, 1. How miserably mistaken those are that not only do evil, but devise it: Do they not err? Yes, certainly they do; every one knows it. They think that by sinning with craft and contrivance, and ...
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• Working without talking will make men rich - Talking without working will make men poor

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  Proverbs 14:23 23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. Note, 1. Working, without talking, will make men rich: In all labour of the head, or of the hand, there is profit; it will turn to some good account or other. Industrious people are generally thriving people, and ...
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• Shame and Human Respect

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  Ecclesiasticus 4 My son, bide your time and be on your guard against evil, And have no cause to be ashamed of yourself; For there is shame that leads to sin, As well as shame that is honorable and gracious. Do not show partiality, to your own detriment, Or deference, to your own downfall. Do not refrain from ...
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• Wisdom with Riches vs. Foolish with Riches

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  Proverbs 14:24 24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly. Observe, 1. If men be wise and good, riches make them so much the more honourable and useful: The crown of the wise is their riches; their riches make them to be so much the more respected, and give them the more ...
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• Faithful Witness vs. False Witness

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  Proverbs 14:25 25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. See here, 1. How much praise is due to a faithful witness: He delivers the souls of the innocent, who are falsely accused, and their good names, which are as dear to them as their lives. A man of integrity will venture the ...
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• Wealth and Presumption

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  Ecclesiastes Chapter 5:1-10 Do not give your heart to your money, Or say, ‘With this I am self-sufficient’. Do not be led by your appetites and energy To follow the passions of your heart. And do not say ‘Who has authority over me?’ For the Lord will certainly be avenged on you. Do not say, ‘I have ...
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• Straightforwardness and Self-Possession

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  Ecclesiasticus Chapter 5: Verse: 9-18 Chapter 6: Verse: 1-4 Do not winnow in every wind, Or walk along every by-way [such is the practice of the deceitful sinner]. Be steady in your convictions, Sincere in your speech. Be quick to listen, And deliberate in giving an answer. If you understand the matter, give ...
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• A populous kingdom is a sign that the king rules well — Two maxims in politics

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  Proverbs 14:28 28 In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. Here are two maxims in politics, which carry their own evidence with them:– 1. That it is much for the honour of a king to have a populous kingdom; it is a sign that he rules well, ...
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• The Wise in public trust respected and preferred

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  Proverbs 14:35 35 The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. This shows that in a well-ordered court and government smiles and favours are dispensed among those that are employed in public trusts according to their merits; Solomon lets them know he will go by that ...
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• Lessons From Job

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 149
  From Koinonia House The primary lesson of Job is what the book reveals about the nature of human evil. As we go through the many discourses of Job’s “friends” we see them view wicked people in terms of murderers, thieves, rapists, fornicators, cruel tyrants, etc. “These” are the wicked, as Job’s ...
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