Proverbs 20:27-30; 21:1-9 Reading.
On: God’s lamp searches the spirit of a man, it searches out his inmost being (vs 27, NIV), love and faithfulness-king, glory of a young men, grey hair, blows and wounds, beatings, king’s heart and the LORD, man’s way versus the LORD weighs the heart (vs 2), to do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice (vs 3, NIV), haughty eyes and a proud heart, plans of the diligent lead to profit (vs 5, NIV), haste leads to poverty, fortune made by a lying tongue-fleeting vapour, violence of the wicked, way of the guilty, quarrelsome wife-corner of the roof (vs 9).
Proverbs 20:27-30
[27]The Lord gave us mind and conscience; we cannot hide from ourselves.
[28]A king will remain in power as long as his rule is honest, just, and fair.
[29]We admire the strength of youth and respect the grey hair of age.
[30]Sometimes it takes a painful experience to make us change our ways.
Proverbs 21:1-9
[1]The Lord controls the mind of a king as easily as he directs the course of a stream.
[2]You may think that everything you do is right, but remember that the Lord judges your motives.
[3]Do what is right and fair; that pleases the Lord more than bringing him sacrifices.
[4]Wicked people are controlled by their conceit and arrogance, and this is sinful.
[5]Plan carefully and you will have plenty; if you act too quickly, you will never have enough.
[6]The riches you get by dishonesty soon disappear, but not before they lead you into the jaws of death.
[7]The wicked are doomed by their own violence; they refuse to do what is right.
[8]Guilty people walk a crooked path; the innocent do what is right.
[9]Better to live on the roof than share the house with a nagging wife.