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Proverbs 17:19b
He who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.
If y'all don't think these are humorous, I'm sorry. <smile>
Helen
At 11:16 AM 1/15/04 -0500, you wrote:
>Vicki, has it been decided whether or not to study Proverbs? Or shall we
>each share what some of them have meant to us?
>
>Until I receive you reply, here is one that has amused me. Several years
>ago, I was attending an early morning prayer meeting at 6 a.m. We met at
>the church and went into a room suited for the meeting. Many times about
>ten of us would arrive at the church at the same time. There was one
>brother who always talked very loudly, which was okay most of the
>time. But when he yelled his good morning greetings at us at 6 a.m., it
>used to bother me, probably because he was waking me up and I wasn't ready
>yet. l o l
>
>Anyway, I happened across a Proverb that I shared with him one morning, not
>that it changed his loudness, but was fun sharing it with him.
>
>Proverbs 27:14 He who greets his fellow loudly early in the morning
> Shall have it reckoned to him as a curse.
>
>He just laughed at it, and went on his way.
>
>There are other Proverbs that are quite humorous, too, and some that have
>been a source of strength and comfort.
>
>Helen
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