Some of my favorite bits of wisdom from Proverbs 10-20.

Jun 16, 2014 1:56 PM

Most are good regardless of religion! If desired, I'll post some from chapters 21-31!

P.s. This was all typed from my phone. Please be merciful in regards to any spelling errors.

Found myself nodding at first, but stopped reading at "whoever spares the rod hates their children". Fuck you if you agree with this.

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Brace yourself! Religion Haters are coming!

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Nope.

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Proverbs & Song of songs are very deep. Whether you are christian or not. But I am surprised to find this here.

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Yeah, but judging by the direction of the like/dislike bar, there shall not be a sequel haha

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Hey! Where's all the rest of the bible..!?

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That would take a long while to type out on my phone haha

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TL;DR- Wisdom is dope, yo!

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A lot of that isn't wisdom. Unfortunately.

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How so, friend?

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(5) can choose to give (one of the best examples is Bill Gates). The list goes on; just like Proverbs does. A lot of stuff that sounds nice

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(2) Explaining why you did something is a basis for mitigation and exculpation. "Like a good ring in a pigs' snout..." Because attractive

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"multiplying words" doesn't mean apologizing/explaining. It means justifying your wrongs.

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(3) women A) Need to be viewed like livestock? and B) are some how made ugly by displaying their attractiveness? "A generous person will

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discretion is a personality things, not just modest dressing. This proverb means a bad women, even if beautiful, is still bad.

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(1) "Love conquers all wrongs." Yeah, it sure brings your murdered son back from the dead. "Sin is not ended by multiplying words..."

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I would enjoy discussing these things with you, but I don't think 140 characters will do. Could we message?

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Conquer is not a synonym for "undo." You don't understand this proverb well.

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(4) prosper..." No, actually, generous people don't prosper, they never become prosperous. It's only after they become wealthy they

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I don't believe this proverb refers to prosperity in terms of material wealth, but more likely a happy life.

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(6)on the surface, but is either sexist, showing a lack of logical thinking, or is just insulting to people who don't hold a specific belief

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They do none of these things if you strive to understand them properly instead of sticking with an initial and shallow understanding.

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You mean "If you twist what they say into a friendly interpretation, they aren't any of those things". Read them as they are, and they are.

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