1 Corinthians

Proverbs 22

A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold. (22:1) It’s been said that reputation is everything. I don’t know that I would go quite that far, but reputation is very important. For Solomon, a good reputation should be preferred over “great wealth.” This was one […]

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Proverbs 13

Continuing my reading through Proverbs this month. I’m in chapter 13 today. Many of these proverbs reminded me of passages elsewhere. The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out. (13:9) I wonder if Jesus was thinking of this proverb when he spoke his own: “Let your light shine

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