Members Bouncing Bill 65 Posted February 8 Members Report Share Posted February 8 I like proverbs of all kinds, those small sentences containing a nugget of truth. There are 31 chapters in Proverbs in the Old Testament. Read one chapter a day corresponding to the date of the month and everyday you will find something that applies to your life that day. For instance, verse 34 & 35of Chapter 8 says, Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. That proverb speaks to me today, the 8th of February. Try it, it will benefit you. Every culture had its proverbs and probably every areas of life. I ran across on this morning in the world of investing I though was quite interesting. It read; "Buy on rumor, sell on news." Investors and, thus, the market, is always looking forward. Rumors of what might be prompts smart money to buy and when new is published that future is now and it is time to sell. Interestingly there are proverbs that contradict each o \ther, but are still both true in their own way. I'll give an example, also from the world of investing and other areas of life. 1. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 2. Put all your eggs in one basket and really watch that basket. Do you have any proverbs that you especially like? Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members Hugh_Flower 25 Posted February 8 Members Report Share Posted February 8 I try to read them daily. I cycle through then in correlation with a new psalm every time I read. I don't hold much value if any in most of the worlds proverbs, because my mind says they are situational at best. Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Administrators HappyChristian 3,670 Posted February 9 Lady Administrators Report Share Posted February 9 I love the book of Proverbs! I used to go through it monthly, but now don't every month. However, I still love to read it. I like other proverbs as well, especially those that have a biblical truth to them. "Two wrongs don't make a right." "No man is an island." "The squeaky wheel gets the grease." I use this one often. =D "Better late than never." I heard a nice addition to this years ago: "But better never late." "There's no such thing as a free lunch." "Discretion is the better part of valor." Just a few of the ones I like. Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members SureWord 194 Posted February 9 Members Report Share Posted February 9 Not really considered proverbs but more tongue-in-cheek maxims but I always found some truth in Murphy's Law and it's corollaries. "Only the tool you can’t find is the one you need right now." "Anything dropped will find the most inaccessible place to rest" Anyone working on a car or really anything mechanical will finds these two adages to be true on more than one occasion. HappyChristian and Jim_Alaska 2 Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members Bouncing Bill 65 Posted February 9 Author Members Report Share Posted February 9 "Never lay a tool down without looking where you put it." I hate it when I am working on something, lay the tool down, do a bit more and then need that tool and cannot find it. I have not moved. I know it is within arms length and yet now it is hidden and it takes me ten minutes to find it. LOL HappyChristian 1 Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Independent Fundamental Baptist 1Timothy115 889 Posted February 10 Independent Fundamental Baptist Report Share Posted February 10 (edited) "If a snow just lays around before long another one will come and cover it up." My dear Grandmother. Edited February 10 by 1Timothy115 Had to remove a word not used 'along.' HappyChristian 1 Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members Bouncing Bill 65 Posted February 10 Author Members Report Share Posted February 10 (edited) If the sun is shining while it rains, it will rain tomorrow. Heard this as a kid. I don't think it holds however. If it starts to rain and the chickens go inside, it will soon stop. If it starts to rain and the chickens stay outside, it will rain all day. This one seems true. It hold for birds in your yard as well. Watch them the next time it rains. Edited February 10 by Bouncing Bill Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members SureWord 194 Posted February 10 Members Report Share Posted February 10 (edited) "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush". This is how the PA town Bird-in-Hand got its name. The Quakers who settled there were heading to Philadelphia but liked the area so much they said the above quote so stayed where they were at. Personally, I've made a few life decisions based on this maxim. Edited February 10 by SureWord 1Timothy115 1 Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Ukulelemike 3,803 Posted February 10 Moderators Report Share Posted February 10 My grandmother used to say, "You can sit on the top of a mountain, but you can't sit on the tip of a pin. One winter she broke her leg, so we shot her. --Benny Hill Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members Bouncing Bill 65 Posted February 11 Author Members Report Share Posted February 11 Every morning you wake-up is a successful day. 1Timothy115 1 Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members Bouncing Bill 65 Posted February 12 Author Members Report Share Posted February 12 Fame is empty. Tao Quan, Eastern Jin Dynasty. Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members Bouncing Bill 65 Posted February 13 Author Members Report Share Posted February 13 Adversity and loss make a man wise. Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members Bouncing Bill 65 Posted February 14 Author Members Report Share Posted February 14 The wise man puts himself last and finds himself first. Confucius Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Independent Fundamental Baptist 1Timothy115 889 Posted February 14 Independent Fundamental Baptist Report Share Posted February 14 When travelling by air: "Any landing you can walk away from is a good one." Gerald R. Massie in 1944 after the crash-landing of his B-17 while serving as a photographer. SureWord 1 Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Independent Fundamental Baptist 1Timothy115 889 Posted February 15 Independent Fundamental Baptist Report Share Posted February 15 On 2/13/2021 at 8:40 AM, Bouncing Bill said: Adversity and loss make a man wise. Reminds me of a quote from a book I just read... "The areas in which you are experiencing the most adversity are the areas in which God is at work." How To Handle Adversity, Dr. Charles Stanley Note: Dr. Stanley's book is written with the Christian in mind. P.S. I know what denomination he is in. Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members Bouncing Bill 65 Posted February 19 Author Members Report Share Posted February 19 When you befriend a chief remember that he sits on a rope. Ugandan proverb Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members SureWord 194 Posted February 19 Members Report Share Posted February 19 6 hours ago, Bouncing Bill said: When you befriend a chief remember that he sits on a rope. Ugandan proverb I have to admit that one flies above my head. Good medicine is bitter to the mouth. - Japanese proverb Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members Bouncing Bill 65 Posted February 20 Author Members Report Share Posted February 20 16 hours ago, SureWord said: I have to admit that one flies above my head. Good medicine is bitter to the mouth. - Japanese proverb On the African proverb. I take it to mean the Chief has power over you and your life. With a rope, he can tie you up or, at worst, hang you. He, the Chief, has the power you do not have. Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members Bouncing Bill 65 Posted February 21 Author Members Report Share Posted February 21 We can't change the direction of the wind, but we can adjust the sails. Indian proverb Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members SureWord 194 Posted February 21 Members Report Share Posted February 21 "He who goes out to set the world on fire soon returns home for more matches" I forget who said that one but it always stuck with me. "If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking 'til you do succeed. - Curly Howard of The Three Stooges Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Independent Fundamental Baptist 1Timothy115 889 Posted February 21 Independent Fundamental Baptist Report Share Posted February 21 "Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death." [Proverbs 11:4] Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members SureWord 194 Posted February 22 Members Report Share Posted February 22 (edited) 2 hours ago, 1Timothy115 said: "Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death." [Proverbs 11:4] Interesting verse because normally in times of major crisis usually the more money you have the better chances you have coming out unscathed. So, obviously this "day of wrath" is referring to divine judgement straight from God as in the Great Tribulation or the Great White Throne Judgement. Edited February 22 by SureWord Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Independent Fundamental Baptist 1Timothy115 889 Posted February 22 Independent Fundamental Baptist Report Share Posted February 22 2 hours ago, SureWord said: Interesting verse because normally in times of major crisis usually the more money you have the better chances you have coming out unscathed. So, obviously this "day of wrath" is referring to divine judgement straight from God as in the Great Tribulation or the Great White Throne Judgement. Kind of goes hand in hand with this next one... "You can't take it with you." Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members Bouncing Bill 65 Posted Saturday at 02:57 PM Author Members Report Share Posted Saturday at 02:57 PM A spoken word is not a sparrow. Once it flies out, you can't catch it. Russian Proverb Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Independent Fundamental Baptist 1Timothy115 889 Posted Sunday at 12:51 AM Independent Fundamental Baptist Report Share Posted Sunday at 12:51 AM "He that lieth down with dogs shall rise up with fleas" Benjamin Franklin SureWord 1 Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members SureWord 194 Posted Sunday at 07:36 AM Members Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:36 AM "For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged." - Proverbs 28:2 Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Members Bouncing Bill 65 Posted Sunday at 11:23 AM Author Members Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:23 AM James 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Independent Fundamental Baptist 1Timothy115 889 Posted Sunday at 01:22 PM Independent Fundamental Baptist Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:22 PM Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. [Proverbs 6:14] Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
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