Monday
Proverbs 26:18, 19
Just as damaging as a mad man shooting a lethal weapon is someone who lies to a friend and then says, “I was only joking.”
Tuesday
Proverbs 26:20
Fire goes out for lack of fuel, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
Wednesday
Proverbs 26:21
A quarrelsome person starts fights as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.
Thursday
Proverbs 26:22
What dainty morsels rumors are--but they sink deep into one’s heart.
Friday
Proverbs 26:23
Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a common clay pot.
Zingers
Zingers from Croft M. Pentz, Tyndale House Publishers
3231. People with much to do are rarely in trouble. It is the vacant, tumble-down minds that cause unhappiness to themselves and to others.
3232. Many a person has convictions for which he wants someone else to supply the courage.
3233. Watch a goat from the front, a horse from behind, and a man from every side.
3234. Accepting good advice increases your ability.
3235. If all the cars in America were lined up in a row, someone would pull out and try to pass them.
