but love covers over all wrongs. Prov. 10:3 NIV
What the wicked dreads will overtake him;
what the righteous desire will be granted. Prov. 10:24
A kindhearted woman gains respect,
but ruthless men gain only wealth. - Prov. 11:16
There are so many wise saying in proverbs, and we recognize each one of them as true, even if we seldom put them to practice in our lives. The ones that jump out for me today have to do with the core issue of love. What it means to lead a life guided by love instead of greed. Most of the commentary we see today between either side of any spectrum is vitriolic. It doesn't matter if the discussion is over politics,the economy, abortion, gay marriage, the environment, immigration, or even the president, there is nothing that can be construed as reasonable dialog any more. Everyone is trying to protect their life as they know it, but it always ends up in tossing words of hate at each other. The result will be as the writer states, 'what the wicked dreads will over take him. Until we can learn to love our neighbor and even our enemies and treat them with words of love rather than hate, nothing is going to get better. Love covers all wrong. It is the foundation for fixing all the worlds ills, it is the foundation of life.
2010 Post - Proverbs 10-12: Universal Truths
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