pithy proverbs
By Rhiannonw
brief telling pictures from the book of Provebs in the Bible with wise discrerning advice, often with wry humour
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Cautionary Pictures 1)
A little lie … rebound
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Cautionary Pictures 2)
Speaking rough, grumpy, gruff stirs up … Gentle response …
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Cautionary Pictures 3)
Easy to break, hard to mend, quarrel begun hard to end.
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Cautionary Pictures 4)
A heart that clings to things will find those things take wings one day.
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Cautionary Pictures 5)
Cocksure cockiness– carelessness, and ignorance – comes a cropper, comeuppance; nose in the air – ‘look around!’ ‘watch the ground’! ‘beware!’ ‘...
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Cautionary Pictures 6)
Peer pressure: see them scheme schemes that are not what they seem …
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Released Words
Two a penny, very many, gushing, rushing … Hush the gush … Priceless few precious, true, gently defusing …
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Swordsmanship and First Aid
Carelessly wielding words recklessly, unaware, and don’t care to whom or where a thrust may cut and pierce hurt, spark anger fierce: or a tongue that...
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Only Words …
Gushing, rushing talk, talk, walk away from work, shirk obligations, short-term gain, fame. Hush! Duties fulfilled, continuance, perseverance … satisfaction.
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Beneficial revenge?!
Not ours to avenge, but sweet revenge if …
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Grow old like wine, not milk!
What’s come of your age? …
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Pride
P ander to and P opularise the R enown of I ( me), D esire, D emand E steem from E veryone. (Do you know the old acrostic for Joy?. Jesus, Others and...
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