Wednesday's Whisper

Proverbs 26:10

The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

Good morning - and a Wonderful Wednesday to all of you!

We're together again, Perusing the Proverbs, on Day 26, Chapter 26! Thanks for stopping by. This is the first chapter where I had a hard time finding an encouraging focus verse. Almost the entire chapter is talking about the fools and the wicked. Join me now as we travel through this chapter, verse by verse:

1- Snow during summer, rain during harvest, and an honorable fool - they are all mismatched!

2- Much like a bird wandering or the swallow flying, so is a curse without a cause.

3- Horses are whipped; the donkey is controlled by the bridle; much like the fool is disciplined by a rod.

4-5 - These two verses seem to be opposite in instruction but we are not to answer a fool according to his lack of understanding or we will be like him; yet, if we answer him according to his folly, it will keep him from being wise in his own eyes.

6- If you send a message by a fool, it's like cutting your feet off and drinking a cup full of damage.

7- A crippled man has unequal legs; so is a parable in the mouth of a fool.

8- Putting a stone in a slingshot is much like giving honor to a fool.

9- A thorn in the hand of a drunk man is also like a parable in the mouth of a fool.

10- The great God formed all things, and He is the rewarder of the fool and transgressors. Pay day is coming!

11- This verse coincides with 2 Peter 2:22 - a dog returning to its vomit is compared to a fool returning to his folly.

12- A conceited man is worse than a fool.

13- The lazy man is making excuses again. This time, there's a lion in the way!

14- A door turns on its hinges much like a lazy man turns over in his bed.

15- The lazy man hides his hand in his bosom; it is too much effort to bring it up to his mouth again.

16- The inactive man is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.

17- Here's a good word picture: If we meddle with something that is none of our business, it's like taking a dog by its ears!!

18-19 - A very angry man throwing deadly weapons is like the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I'm teasing!"

20 - If you have no wood, you're fire will go out, just like if there is no gossiper, strife will stop.

21- Coals and wood keep the fire going much like a contentious man keeps strife going.

22- The words of a gossiper hurt - like deep wounds going all the way down into our beings.

23- Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a piece of pottery covered with silver.

24-26 -  One who hates also takes things apart with his lips, all the while hiding deceit within himself. When he speaks, don't believe him. There are seven horrible sins within his heart. The same man covers his hatred with deceit, but his wickedness will be revealed to all.

27 - Don't dig a pit for someone else, or we will fall into it ourselves, nor roll a stone on someone because it will roll back on us. In an Adventure in Odyssey story, Mr. Whitaker tells Richard Maxwell, "If you go out for revenge, you have to dig two graves. One for you and one for the person you're after." Vengeance belongs to the Lord.

28- A lying tongue hates those who are affected and afflicted by it; a mouth that flatters works only ruin.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a Wonderful Wednesday, filled with wisdom from THE Wonderful - Our God, who never fails. Lord willing, I'll see you tomorrow......