Proverbs: The Wisdom of God for Everyday Life. Wednesday, August 3, 11

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1 Proverbs: The Wisdom of God for Everyday Life

2 Proverbs: The Wisdom of God for Everyday Life Choosing Friends Wisely

3 Proverbs 25:17 Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor s house, Or he will become weary of you and hate you.

4 Proverbs 25:17 Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor s house, Or he will become weary of you and hate you. Proverbs 27:14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be reckoned a curse to him.

5 The Hebrew word for friend is rea, which can also be translated neighbor.

6 Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.

7 Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm. 1. A good friend is a wise friend

8 Proverbs 3:28-29 Do not say to your neighbor, Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it, When you have it with you. Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you.

9 Proverbs 3:28-29 Do not say to your neighbor, Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it, When you have it with you. Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you. 2. A good friend is quick to share 3. A good friend will not betray your trust

10 Proverbs 11:12 He who despises his neighbor lacks sense, But a man of understanding keeps silent.

11 Proverbs 11:12 He who despises his neighbor lacks sense, But a man of understanding keeps silent. 4. A good friend knows when to not speak.

12 Proverbs 12:26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

13 Proverbs 12:26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked leads them astray. 5. A good friend is a good influence.

14 Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.

15 Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity. 6. A good friend is loyal

16 Proverbs 19:4 Wealth adds many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend.

17 Proverbs 19:4 Wealth adds many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend. 7. A good friend is more than a fair weather friend

18 Proverbs 19:6 Many will seek the favor of a generous man, And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.

19 Proverbs 19:6 Many will seek the favor of a generous man, And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts. 8. A good friend won t abuse your generosity.

20 Proverbs 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

21 Proverbs 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. 9. A good friend loves you enough to tell you the truth.

22 Proverbs 18:24 A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

23 Proverbs 18:24 A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. 10. Better to have one good friend than a thousand bad ones.

24 John 15:13-15 Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.

25 How do your friends line up with these 10 characteristics?

26 How do you line up with these 10 characteristics?

27 1. A good friend is a wise friend 2. A good friend is quick to share 3. A good friend will not betray your trust 4. A good friend knows when to not speak. 5. A good friend is a good influence. 6. A good friend is loyal 7. A good friend is more than a fair weather friend 8. A good friend won t abuse your generosity. 9. A good friend loves you enough to tell you the truth. 10. Better to have one good friend than a thousand bad ones.