Recovering Some Ancient Proverbs (Proverbs 25–29)

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Ever felt how quickly a small slight can swell into a public mess? We open Proverbs 25–29 and find a clear road map for moments like that—when to stay quiet, how to protect your name, and why private reconciliation often outperforms a courtroom victory. These chapters meet us where life actually happens: in tense conversations, fragile reputations, and the quiet tug to make ourselves look good.

We start with the surprising backstory—Hezekiah’s scribes preserving Solomon’s sayings centuries later—then move into the nitty-gritty. Solomon warns against rushing to court and urges us to settle disputes personally and quietly. He calls gossip tasty but toxic, a spark that becomes a blaze when we lend an ear. The simplest discipline? If you’re not part of the problem or the solution, step back and starve the fire. From there we turn inward: “As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.” Honest self-examination, anchored in Scripture, shows what we truly love and leads us to confession and real change, where mercy waits.

We also confront pride in its many disguises—self-importance, self-promotion, and the illusion of control. Solomon cautions against boasting about tomorrow, not to kill planning but to restore humility: “If the Lord wills” is a posture, not a punchline. He pushes us to let others do the praising and reminds us that God never overlooks quiet faithfulness. The thread running through it all is integrity. Walk straight and you’ll find deliverance; twist the path and collapse can come suddenly. This conversation offers practical tools you can use today—guard your speech, pursue peace, seek counsel, confess quickly, plan humbly, and keep serving even when nobody claps.

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