Proverbs 27:27
The Voice
27 And there will be enough milk from your goats
to sustain you, your family, and your serving girls.
Proverbs 29:12
The Voice
12 When it is known that a ruler listens to the words of liars,
soon he will have only scoundrels for advisors.
Proverbs 29:19
The Voice
19 Words are not enough to correct a servant;
even if he understands, he will not respond.
Proverbs 30:10
The Voice
Wealth and poverty have something in common. Both situations can lead us to forget God. If we are rich, then it is easy to think it was our skill, our strength, and our hard work that got us there. We forget it was God who gave us the time and talent to succeed. If we are poor, then it is easy to steal and then make excuses for what we did. We forget that God said, “You are not to take what is not yours” (Exodus 20:15). When God’s people violate His teaching, God is the one who gets a black eye.
10 Never run down a servant to his master
because the slave might curse you and you would suffer as a result.
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