| Monday Proverbs 27:11 My child, how happy I will be if you turn out to be wise! Then I will be able ro answer my critics.
Tuesday Proverbs 27:12 A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
Wednesday Proverbs 27:13 I am sure to get collateral from anyone who guarantees the debt of a stranger. I get a deposit if someone guarantees the debt of an adulterous woman.
Thursday Proverbs 27:14 If I shout a pleasant greeting to my neighbor too early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse!
Friday Proverbs 27:15, 16 A nagging wife is as annoying as constant dripping on a rainy day. Trying to stop her complaints is like trying to stop the wind or hold something with greased hands.
Zingers:
Zingers from Croft M. Pentz, Tyndale House Publishers
3251. Authority makes some people grow--others just sweat.
3252. Think of what others ought to be like; then start being like that yourself.
3253. We are moving forward at twice the speed of sound and half the speed of sense.
3254. Only fools and dead men don’t change their minds. Fools won’t--dead men can’t.
3255. If men grew physically at the rate they grow spiritually, many of them would spend their lives in a playpen. | 