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Proverbs 15:12

Proverbs 15:12 ESV A scoffer does not like to be reproved; he will not go to the wise. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+15%3A12&version=ESV]   Who are the wise among us? It’s not an easy question. Rich people, maybe? But let’s be honest, rich people can be remarkably stupid. Worse, a lot of them are downright evil. What about poor…

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Proverbs 15:11

Proverbs 15:11 ESV Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord; how much more the hearts of the children of man! [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+15%3A11&version=ESV]   Who really understands mankind? Our hearts are obscured even to us, and we all know that we haven’t the faintest shot at completely comprehending those closest to us. There’s always some new…

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Proverbs 15:10

Proverbs 15:10 ESV There is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way; whoever hates reproof will die. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+15%3A10&version=ESV]   We’re all sinners. I sin, you sin, your kid sins, your parents sin, and the president of the United States sins (though I don’t know what we expected from that last one). On this earth,…

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Proverbs 15:9

Proverbs 15:9 ESV The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but he loves him who pursues righteousness. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+15%3A9&version=ESV]   Christianity is antithetical to laziness. For us individuals, though, it’s easy to try and live our lives in moral equilibrium. We go from one day to the next, content in the assurance…