May 19

Proverbs of Solomon (Continued) - Sincere Motivation - Motive and the heart - Proverbs 15:11, 16:2, 17:3, 20:11, 20:27, 21:2, 27:19; False worship - Proverb 15:8, 15:29, 21:3, 21:27; Duplicity - Proverbs 6:12-15, 10:10-11, 11:3, 16:30, 20:14, 23:6-8, 26:23-26; Concern for Others - Love and faithfulness - Proverbs 3:3-4, 16:6,20:6, 25:19; Love, hatred, and compassion - Proverbs 10:12, 15:17, 17:5, 24:17-18, 25:21-22; Kindness and mercy - Proverbs 11:16-17, 12:10, 12:25, 21:10; Overstaying welcome - Proverbs 25:16-17; Concern for Self - Pride and humility - Proverbs 11:2, 12:9, 13:7, 13:10, 15:25, 16:5, 16:18-19, 18:12, 19:10, 20:9, 21:4, 21:24, 22:4, 25:27, 26:16, 27:2, 27:21, 29:23; Selfishness - Proverbs 18:1; Jealousy - Proverbs 27:4; Envy - Proverbs 14:30, 24:19-20; Greed - Proverbs 28:25

"To do what is right and just

     is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice."

Proverbs 21:3

Wow, I may be taking this one a bit too far, but in my mind it has interesting implications.  Please understand first what I'm not saying.  I'm not saying that this trumps the sacrifice of the perfect Lamb.  But doing is important.  Supremely important it would appear.  Rather than go through the forms set by religion, living it is what God wants.  And, it's the living it that makes the forms and symbolism and religious acts have meaning.

"Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;

     someone else, and not your own lips."

Proverbs 27:2

Being in pr, I like this proverb.  This is the essence of public relations.  Trying to get someone else, typically the media, to praise a client's product or service or organization because there's more power in a third party endorsement than a self endorsement.  Wow, the Lord endorses spin.  That's good news.  Lord knows.