July 3, 2025
Christians should be peace makers not peace breakers
Proverbs 17:14-24
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Key Verse | Proverbs 17:14
Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate,
so stop before a dispute breaks out.
Proverbs 17:14-24
14Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate,
so stop before a dispute breaks out.
15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent—
both are detestable to the Lord.
16It is senseless to pay to educate a fool,
since he has no heart for learning.
17A friend is always loyal,
and a brother is born to help in time of need.
18It’s poor judgment to guarantee another person’s debt
or put up security for a friend.
19Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin;
anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.
20The crooked heart will not prosper;
the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.
21It is painful to be the parent of a fool;
there is no joy for the father of a rebel.
22A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
23The wicked take secret bribes
to pervert the course of justice.
24Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom,
but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
Footnotes
This month's memory verse
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned—every one—to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
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