Proverbs 22 - Integrity

 

Proverbs 22 - Integrity

 

Self-worth is more important than net worth. It is better to have a good name than to be a millionaire (Ecc. 7:1).

 

To stimulate a newborn’s sucking reflex, Hebrew midwives would put something sweet on their finger and rub it on the roof of the infant’s mouth to train up their nursing instincts. Likewise, a wise parent is one who uses incentives to stimulate and train the children toward godliness, creating a hunger in him for righteousness and wise living. Just as an infant never loses the ability to suckle, so a child will not forget the instincts toward godliness which were stimulated in him as a child.

 

The lender always holds power over the borrower. For this reason, it is better to avoid taking out large loans as much as possible. A loan can easily become a form of bondage.

 

A lazy person will make all kinds of excuses to avoid responsibility, never realizing how foolish their words and conduct appear to others.

 

Foolishness comes with being a child, so parents need to correct their children, not only because discipline purges wrong conduct from a child’s life but because it points them in the right direction, the way of wisdom.

 

Landmarks were stone pillars of piles of stones that marked property boundaries in fields. Moving them resulted in individual loss or gain of property and wealth. Since God owned and appointed all the land, removing an ancient landmark would have been a sin against God (Deut. 27:17).

 

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