Proverbs 18:11-21 – The wealth of the rich is their fortified
city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale. Before a downfall the heart is
haughty, but humility comes before honor. To answer before listening—that is
folly and shame. The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit
who can bear? The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of
the wise seek it out. A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the
great. In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward
and cross-examines. Casting the lot settles disputes and keeps strong opponents
apart. A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city; disputes are like
the barred gates of a citadel. From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach
is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied. The tongue has
the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs
10:15 – The wealth
of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
Proverbs 13:3 – Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will
come to ruin.
Application:
- · Wealth brings friends and power—but ultimate security is found only in God.
- · “The tongue has the power of life and death”. The ability to control the tongue is one of the clearest marks of wisdom.
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
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