June 1, 2024
Read Joshua 12, Proverbs 27, 1 Corinthians 11
A Couple of years ago there was a app called Words with Friends. It had 15 minutes of fame. Here in Proverbs 27 we find many proverbs that concern friends and their words.
“Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips” v. 2. – Self flattery is not well received by many people today. We should keep our mouths closed and allow others to praise us.
“Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses” v. 6. – In a culture that loves echo chambers today, we should learn to get out of them more often. If we only live for things, we want to hear from our friends we will never be challenged and learn to grow in ways that we might ignore our own blind spots.
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” v. 17 – Sometimes in relationships there is one that is more spiritual mature than others, but that should not stop us from listening and learning from others whom we call friends. We can both benefit from a friend’s accountability and no one knows it all, even if one is more spiritually mature than the other.
What else do you see in these chapters? What stands out to you the most?
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