Proverbs 14:7 The gravitational pull of nothingness

Leave the presence of a fool, or you will not discern words of knowledge. Proverbs 14:7 NASB What is it about the influence of someone who [is a fool and] doesn’t know it? Influence can be radiant like light spilling from a fire or like the gravitational pull of a black hole sucking everything good…

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Proverbs 13:16 Yard sale: everything is free!

All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly. Proverbs 13:16 NIV As I am reading through the Proverbs, I often check what commentators say about a verse, hoping to understand the language better. I regularly pick up on a sense of black and white; the writer’s perspective is typically the standard…

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