Verse 13:1 is a very important way to live life:<\/p>\n
\nA wise child is attentive to his parents\u2019 instruction,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0but the mocker is deaf to correction.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWe must be open to correction for all, not just our parents. If we feel we are above correction, then we are not wise! This applies more to work that anything else, since our first 20 years are under the influence of parents, the next 40 to 60 years are under the supervision of bosses. If we ignored our bosses instructions our work life would be quite difficult. I am currently living in a difficult state because I ignored my bosses instructions and instead of \u201cmanning up\u201d I often \u201cbucked up\u201d.<\/p>\n
Verse 13:3 is a great one on thinking about what you say:<\/p>\n
\nThose who guard their speech insure they will take another breath,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0but those who talk without thinking guarantee their demise.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWe tend to speak first and think later. How many times have we said \u201cI wish I hadn\u2019t said that?\u201d I know for me it\u2019s more often than not. We need to follow much of James teachings and be slow to speak so we are less likely to have to remove the foot that gets stuck. Unfortunately this teaching is evaporating from our society and people tend to speak their minds. For some reason \u201cgetting it out\u201d and \u201cexpressing one\u2019s self\u201d hurts others more than helps us. Better to be silent and thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt \u2013 A. Lincoln.<\/p>\n
Verse 13:11 is interesting and a statement on society today:<\/p>\n
\nMoney earned hastily is easily lost,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0but hard-earned money continues to grow.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWe all think that winning the lottery will make all things well. Interestingly a study done by major lottery winners show that they tend to be in worse financial shape within years of winning that before then won. We think that it will solve all our problems yet we don\u2019t correct the root problems of our financial issues. These studies prove true time and time again, so work hard and earn money. If you get rich that way, you\u2019re less likely to \u201cblow it\u201d.<\/p>\n
Verse 13:20 is important in choosing friends:<\/p>\n
\nOne who walks with the wise becomes wise,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0but whoever keeps company with fools only hurts himself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nIn my life I thought I could \u201csave\u201d those I was with and surrounded myself with people living a \u201cfool\u2019s life\u201d according to scripture. Lascivious living won over diligence and honor. We need to have close friends who can hold us accountable, otherwise we get sucked into the \u201cfool\u2019s life\u201d as I did. Drinking and spending every dime on racing was more important than saving for the future. Sure it was fun at the time, but long term I am looking at financial issues that require major discipline. Dave Ramsey\u2019s saying \u201cIf you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else\u201d is paramount since working hard in old age and dealing with major debt stress. believe me when I say this, can KILL you!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Proverbs 13 Verse 13:1 is a very important way to live life: A wise child is attentive to his parents\u2019 instruction, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0but the mocker is deaf to correction. We must be open to correction for all, not just our parents. If we feel we are above correction, then we are not wise! This applies more … Continue reading “Wise Words To Live By”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}