Study Desk

It is much better for the king to invite you to take a more important position than to embarrass you in front of his officials.

Whoever hears it will lose their respect for you and will never trust you again.

This will make them feel the burning pain of shame, and the Lord will reward you for being good to them.

Just as eating too much honey is not good, it is not good for people to always be looking for honor.

Don't worry when someone curses you for no reason. Nothing bad will happen. Such words are like birds that fly past and never stop.

Never let a fool carry your message. If you do, it will be like cutting off your own feet. You are only asking for trouble.

Don't forget your own friends or your father's friends. If you have a problem, go to your neighbor for help. It is better to ask a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.

Wise people see trouble coming and get out of its way, but fools go straight to the trouble and suffer for it.

Then there will be plenty of goat's milk for you and your family, with enough to keep the servants healthy.

A lawless nation will have many bad leaders. But a smart leader will rule for a long time in a land where people obey the law.

A foolish ruler hurts the people under him, but a ruler who hates wrong will rule for a long time.

It is wrong for a judge to support someone simply because he knows them. But some judges will change their decisions for the price of a loaf of bread.

It is foolish to be too confident. Those who ask for advice are wise and will escape disaster.

If you give false praise to others in order to get what you want, you are only setting a trap for yourself.

Good people want to do what is right for the poor, but the wicked don't care.

If a king judges the poor fairly, he will rule for a long time.

There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.

Good people think the wicked are disgusting, and the wicked feel disgust for those who are honest.

Who has ever gone up to heaven and come back down? Who gathered the winds in his hand? Who can gather up all the water in his lap? Who set the limits for the world? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Do you know?

You can trust this: Every word that God speaks is true. God is a safe place for those who go to him.