Proverbs 19 - Building Character

 

Proverbs 19 – Building Character

 

People often blame something or someone else for the parts of life they do not like – the problem is as old as Adam and Eve. However, Solomon says that a fool is responsible for their own actions and should not blame the results of carelessness on the will of the Lord.

The love of money is often the driving motivator for people, right down to “friendship”. Real friends will be loyal in any circumstance and should be prized above any relationship.

Having pity means acting on someone’s behalf or meeting a person’s needs. Giving to the poor is like lending to the Lord. (Deut. 15:7,8). God repays with interest, blessing the givers generosity with His. (2 Cor. 9:6-8).

Disciplined postponed will be ineffective. Discipline ought to be administered when the offense occurs and before a child grows up. This is when parents have a chance to make a difference; this is when there is hope for saving a child from the course of destruction.

You can make all the plans you like, but God get the last word. In the end, His purpose always prevails. (Psalm 33:10,11).

Kindness is a quality that God desires to see lived out in the relationships His people have with one another.

Wise people submit to the Lord and walk a straight way, but fools argue with the Lord and twist their way. Wealth is no evidence of wisdom; in fact a fool only wastes wealth.

Every father wants wise sons who will use their inheritance wisely. Lazy sons only bring poverty. The father who chastens his son will help him build character, but the son who chases his father away will bring shame and reproach. Sons who listen to their fathers and the Father in heaven will stay on the right path.

 

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