Excellent Speech
Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince. Proverbs 17:7 (NKJV) In other words a fool cannot utter excellent speech because it’s not
The Lord tests the hearts
Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the Lord tests the heart. Proverbs 17:3 (NLT) God is into heart matters because hearts matter most to Him.The Lord tests
The fear of human opinion disables
The fear of human opinion disables; trusting in GOD protects you from that. Proverbs 29:25 (MSG)You’re not the result of what people think or say. You’re God’s original thought and
Get a reputation for wisdom
Practice God’s law–get a reputation for wisdom; hang out with a loose crowd–embarrass your family. Proverbs 28:7 (MSG) All the men and women in the Bible who got and had
As Bold as a Lion
The wicked flee when no one pursues, But the righteous are bold as a lion. Proverbs 28:1 (NKJV) We have been made righteous through the death and resurrection of Jesus
Buy your Enemy Lunch
If you see your enemy hungry, go buy him lunch; if he’s thirsty, bring him a drink. Your generosity will surprise him with goodness, and GOD will look after you.
Patient Persistence
To those who by patient persistence in well-doing [springing from piety] seek [unseen but sure] glory and honor and [the eternal blessedness of] immortality, He will give eternal life. Romans
Avoid the Spotlight
Don’t work yourself into the spotlight; don’t push your way into the place of prominence. It’s better to be promoted to a place of honor than face humiliation by being
God of more than enough
42[At another time] a man from Baal-shalisha came and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain [in the husk]
Steward not Possessor
As each of you has received a gift (a particular spiritual talent, a gracious divine endowment), employ it for one another as [befits] good trustees of God’s many-sided grace [faithful