Discipline Your Children,

For In That There Is Hope

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.

Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.

Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.

A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.

Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.

What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.

The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.

A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.

Proverbs 19:15-25

Should you stake a newly acquired tree? Will it be stronger in a year, or weaker?

If someone has gotten himself into trouble, do we seek to “stake him down” by rescuing him, or do we let the person “grow strong roots” on his own by letting him face the consequences of his choices?

God hasn’t left us on our own. He will give us the wisdom when we ask Him. And as we lean on Him, our own roots will grow deep in Him as well.

Real wisdom is looking at the world from God’s point of view.

Our Daily Bread – August 26, 2013