A Nugget from New Life Network
Scripture for the Day (February 2, 2016)
Proverbs 11
As I read through Proverbs 11 in several different Bibles I felt like The Message Bible had a pretty good take on the wisdom contained in this chapter (especially for people in business). The first half is reprinted below. The second half will be reprinted tomorrow.
(Proverbs 11:1-16, The Message Bible)
God hates cheating in the marketplace; he loves it when business is aboveboard.
The stuck-up fall flat on their faces, but down-to-earth people stand firm.
The integrity of the honest keeps them on track; the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin.
A thick bankroll is no help when life falls apart, but a principled life can stand up to the worst.
Moral character makes for smooth traveling; an evil life is a hard life.
Good character is the best insurance; crooks get trapped in their sinful lust.
When the wicked die, that’s it— the story’s over, end of hope.
A good person is saved from much trouble; a bad person runs straight into it.
The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction; the common sense of the godly preserves them.
When it goes well for good people, the whole town cheers; when it goes badly for bad people, the town celebrates.
When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes; evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time.
Mean-spirited slander is heartless; quiet discretion accompanies good sense.
A gadabout gossip can’t be trusted with a secret, but someone of integrity won’t violate a confidence.
Without good direction, people lose their way; the more wise counsel you follow, the better your chances.
Whoever makes deals with strangers is sure to get burned; if you keep a cool head, you’ll avoid rash bargains.
A woman of gentle grace gets respect, but men of rough violence grab for loot.
