Nuggets of Wisdom

Troublemakers start fights; gossips break up friendships.

9 Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not reveal another's secret, 10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have no end.

8 don't jump to conclusions—there may be a perfectly good explanation for what you just saw.

6 Don't work yourself into the spotlight; don't push your way into the place of prominence. 7 It's better to be promoted to a place of honor than face humiliation by being demoted.

2 God delights in concealing things; scientists delight in discovering things.

30-34 I passed by the field of a lazy person, by the vineyard of someone with no sense; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw: A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

29 Do not say, "I'll do to them as they have done to me; I'll pay them back for what they did."

28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause— would you use your lips to mislead?