Editor's Note: Zig Ziglar has taken Bible verses and written them in first-person affirmations. Read them aloud daily to hear God's Word personalized for you!
Monday
Proverbs 22:13
The lazy person is full of excuses, saying, “If I go outside, I might meet a lion in the street and be killed!”
Tuesday
Proverbs 22:14
The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit; those living under Your displeasure, Lord, will fall into it.
Wednesday
Proverbs 22:15
A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness, but discipline will drive it away.
Thursday
Proverbs 22:16
A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty,
Friday
Proverbs 22:17
I listen to the words of the wise; I apply my heart to Your instruction.
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Zingers
Collected by Croft Pentz
Some husbands are real comforters while others are just wet blankets.
Courtship makes a man spoon, but it’s matrimony that makes him fork over.
Marriage is like two people riding a horse--one must ride behind.
A wedding ring is the smallest handcuff in the world.
A bridegroom is a guy who has lost his liberty in the pursuit of happiness.
Published by Tyndale House Publishers