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12. Don't Be the Smartest Man in Hell
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Saying Twelve Proverbs 23:12 Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to words of knowledge. Don’t be the smartest man in hell. A sharp mind and a deep soul are not equivalent; they are two qualities that vary i...
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11. Don't Be the Villain of Someone Else's Imprecatory Psalm
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Saying Eleven Proverbs 23:10-11 Do not remove the ancient landmark, nor enter the fields of the fatherless; for their Redeemer is mighty; He will plead their cause against you. Don’t be the villain of someone else's i...
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10. Don't Lose Sleep Over a Fool's Foolishness
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Saying Ten Proverbs 23:9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words. Don’t lose sleep over a fool’s foolishness. When intelligent men who are full of knowledge find themselves...
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9. Don't Take Gold From a Black Hand
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Saying Nine Proverbs 23:6-8 Do not eat the bread of a miser, nor desire his delicacies; for as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. The morsel you have eate...
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8. Don't Break Your Back for a Flighty Buck
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Saying Eight Proverbs 23:4-5 Do not overwork to be rich; because of your own understanding, cease! Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away like an eagle t...
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7. There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
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Saying Seven Proverbs 23:1-3 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you; and put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are...
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6. Don't Count on Being the Next Harry T
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Saying Six Proverbs 22:29 Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before unknown men. Don’t count on being the next Harry T. “Hard work pays off,” your mother (probably)...
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5. Resist the Urge to Redesign the Wheel
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Saying Five Proverbs 22:28 Do not move the ancient boundary which your fathers have set. Resist the urge to redesign the wheel. There is, and always has been, a political spectrum. On the left side are those who wear...
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4. Grow a Backbone; Learn to Say ‘No’.
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Saying Four Proverbs 22:26-27 Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge, one of those who is surety for debts; if you have nothing with which to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you? Grow a b...
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