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Political and practical proverbs

Stephen M. Miller
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PREDATOR. Maybe there's a reason the owl, a predator, symbolizes wisdom. Sometimes wisdom feels like getting your face ripped off your head. Photo by Pixabay/LisaRedfern.

AS I WORK MY WAY through paraphrasing Proverbs, I’m sometimes startled by how appropriate some of them are for politics today.

Ditto for some of the others that deal with everyday life for the rest of us.

I won’t be uploading Proverbs to the Casual English Bible website for another couple of weeks, but here’s a preview of a few proverbs that caught my attention in the past few days.

Heads up: there are a lot in proverbs about incredibly stupid people. I don’t mean to be offensive, but I do want to reflect the tone of the ancient proverbs. So pardon the harsh ones.

Sounding harsh

“People who isolate themselves don’t care about anyone else.
When confronted by good judgment, all they do is badmouth it.” Proverbs 18:1

“Idiot’s aren’t interested in learning anything.
All they want to do is tell you what they think.” 18:2

“A polished speech wouldn’t sound right coming from an idiot.
And a lie sounds even worse coming from a leader.”  17:7

“You’re better off facing a momma bear who lost her babies,
Than a fool doing stupid things.” 17:12

“Corrupt people take secret bribes,
To see that justice isn’t done.” 17:23

“When wicked people come along, they bring hate with them.
Their shameful behavior ends with their disgrace.” 18:3

Sounding mostly upbeat, but not entirely

“If you don’t have oxen, at least your barn is clean.” Proverbs 14:4

“It’s good for your health to live easygoing.
Getting worked up will rot you to the bone.” 14:30

“It’s better to eat veggies in a house filled with love
Than to eat steak served by someone who hates your guts.” 15:17

“Trust God with everything you plan to do.
Then do it.” 16:3

“People who love to learn will embrace correction when they’re wrong.
People who hate correction get to stay stupid.” 12:1

“True words have a long shelf life—they’re eternal.
Lies come and go.” 12:19

“We eat from the words we speak, so speak good words.” 13:2

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STEPHEN M. MILLER is an award winning bestselling Christian author of easy-reading books about the Bible and Christianity and author of the Casual English Bible® paraphrase. His books have sold over two million copies and include The Complete Guide to the Bible and Who’s and Where’s Where in the Bible.

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  1. Dini Berrios

    May 29, 2020 at 11:10 pm

    Proverbs make a whole lot of sense. I, Love Love Love your videos Steve. My faith belongs to our Father. Jesus had followers from all over creation. These times that we are living today are uncertain times. I still follow his beliefs. In those days life was so different from today. I know he died on the cross for us. And people today have lost their faith. They choose to follow superficial nonsense. Thank you again for a wonderful message. Love not hate. God bless you ????

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