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Proverbs 23:6 “Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:” 
 
Avoid alliances with predators, no matter how profitable the deal may look on the surface.

Proverbs 23:6 “Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:”

Avoid alliances with predators, no matter how profitable the deal may look on the surface.

Proverbs Practicals 173 - Proverbs 23:6 -- Don't Make Deals with Predators

Proverbs 23:5 “Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.” 
 
To build our lives around getting rich is to build our hopes and dreams on something that can’t be trusted.

Proverbs 23:5 “Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.”

To build our lives around getting rich is to build our hopes and dreams on something that can’t be trusted.

Proverbs Practicals 172 - Proverbs 23:5 -- Riches Fly Away

Proverbs 23:4 “Labor not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.” 
 
Making riches our work’s goal is a trap.

Proverbs 23:4 “Labor not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.”

Making riches our work’s goal is a trap.

Proverbs Practicals 171 - Proverbs 23:4 -- Work for Wise Reasons

Proverbs 23:3 “Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.” 
 
Don’t let your appetites be your motives.

Proverbs 23:3 “Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.”

Don’t let your appetites be your motives.

Proverbs Practicals 170 - Proverbs 23:3 -- Deceitful Treats

Proverbs 23:1-2 “When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.” 
 
When you are out of your social depth or dealing with someone much more powerful than you, tread very carefully.

Proverbs 23:1-2 “When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.”

When you are out of your social depth or dealing with someone much more powerful than you, tread very carefully.

Proverbs Practicals 169 - Proverbs 23:1-2 -- Be Careful Around People With Power

Proverbs 22:29 “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.” 
 
People who work well end up working for important people.

Proverbs 22:29 “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.”

People who work well end up working for important people.

Proverbs Practicals 168 - Proverbs 22:29 -- Good Workers Go Far

Proverbs 22:28 “Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.” 
 
Messing with property lines could be a sneaky way to get a little more land. But being subtle doesn’t make stealing okay – theft with a shovel instead of a knife is still stealing.

Proverbs 22:28 “Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.”

Messing with property lines could be a sneaky way to get a little more land.  But being subtle doesn’t make stealing okay – theft with a shovel instead of a knife is still stealing.

Proverbs Practicals 167 - Proverbs 22:28 -- Leave the Landmarks

Proverbs 22:26-27 “Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?” 
 
Taking on the obligation for other people’s debts risks losing everything.

Proverbs 22:26-27 “Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.  If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?”

Taking on the obligation for other people’s debts risks losing everything.

Proverbs Practicals 166 - Proverbs 22:26-27 -- The Danger of Other People's Debts

Proverbs 22:25 “Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.” 
 
Here’s a key reason why we should avoid angry people.

Proverbs 22:25 “Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.”

Here’s a key reason why we should avoid angry people.

Proverbs Practicals 165 - Proverbs 22:25 -- Why Angry People Are Dangerous

Proverbs 22:20-21 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?” 
 
Here are the next two reasons it’s so valuable to have wisdom.

Proverbs 22:20-21 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?”

Here are the next two reasons it’s so valuable to have wisdom.

Proverbs Practicals 161 - Proverbs 22:20-21 -- Wisdom Produces Confidence and Assistance

Proverbs 22:19 “That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.” 
 
Genuine wisdom should have more than a mental, physical, and emotional effect upon us – it should affect us spiritually too.

Proverbs 22:19 “That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.”

Genuine wisdom should have more than a mental, physical, and emotional effect upon us – it should affect us spiritually too.

Proverbs Practicals 160 - Proverbs 22:19 -- Wisdom Produces Faith

Proverbs 22:16 “He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.” 
 
Our wealth should be used for the good, not the harm, of others. Where we can help, we should do the most good we can. The same applies to how we make our wealth.

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 Practicals 157 - Proverbs 22:16 -- Doing Good, Not Harm, with and for Money

Proverbs 22:15 “Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.” 
 
Discipline may not be popular or easy, but done properly, it is powerfully effective.

Proverbs 22:15 “Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.”

Discipline may not be popular or easy, but done properly, it is powerfully effective.

Proverbs Practicals 156 - Proverbs 22:15 - Discipline Done Right Helps Children

Proverbs 22:14 “The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.” 
 
People who only tell us what we want to hear about ourselves are terribly dangerous to us.

Proverbs 22:14 “The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.”

People who only tell us what we want to hear about ourselves are terribly dangerous to us.

Proverbs Practicals 155 - Proverbs 22:14 -- The Tragic Pit of Flattery

Proverbs 22:13 “The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.” 
 
Don’t let imaginary lions keep you from real work.

Proverbs 22:13 “The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.”

Don’t let imaginary lions keep you from real work.

Proverbs Practicals 154 - Proverbs 22:13 -- Imaginary Lions

Proverbs 22:12 “The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.” 
 
God will eternally preserve and promote truth. Likewise, He will eventually bring lies to light and to naught.

Proverbs 22:12 “The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.”

God will eternally preserve and promote truth.  Likewise, He will eventually bring lies to light and to naught.

Proverbs Practicals 153 - Proverbs 22:12 -- Truth Never Dies

Proverbs 22:11 “He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.” 
 
Purity of heart gives graciousness in speech. Speaking with grace helps in every level of social interaction.

Proverbs 22:11 “He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.”

Purity of heart gives graciousness in speech.  Speaking with grace helps in every level of social interaction.

Proverbs Practicals 152 - Proverbs 22:11 -- The Power of Purity

Proverbs 22:10 “Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.” 
 
There is a kind of person who will never be anything but trouble in any group. If that kind of person can be identified and removed, everything will go better and more smoothly.

Proverbs 22:10 “Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.”

There is a kind of person who will never be anything but trouble in any group.  If that kind of person can be identified and removed, everything will go better and more smoothly.

Proverbs Practicals 151 - Proverbs 22:10 -- Cast Out Troublemakers to Cut Down Trouble

Proverbs 22:9 “He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.” 
 
Generosity is good, not just for the person who is given to, but also for the person who gives.

Proverbs 22:9 “He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.”

Generosity is good, not just for the person who is given to, but also for the person who gives.

Proverbs Practicals 150 - Proverbs 22:9 -- Generosity Brings Blessing

Proverbs 22:8 “He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.” 
 
A seed does not grow what you want, but what its nature produces. Likewise, our actions often have natural outcomes that have nothing to do with our goals or intentions. We must learn to make decisions based on outcomes, not just wishes.

Proverbs 22:8 “He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.”

A seed does not grow what you want, but what its nature produces.  Likewise, our actions often have natural outcomes that have nothing to do with our goals or intentions.  We must learn to make decisions based on outcomes, not just wishes.

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