Proverbs chapter 29

vs 10

I would have thought the bloodthirsty just seek to kill, but maybe there is something attractive about the righteous. Perhaps they're easier to kill than other bloodthirsty people.

vs 11

See, even wise people can get angry. The difference is that one burns out from his anger, the other calms down.

vs 12

Because, of course, if you listen to lies, liars become your advisors. Got to be hella careful with that.

vs 13

It's not just the poor who receive sight from God. Every time an oppressor realises the wrong they are doing, God has opened their eyes. It's just so much more common among the poor and needy, I suppose, because they are used to needing things from others.

vs 14

Why, because the poor will vote for him, or pay him taxes, or join his army? No, because God will establish it. That's why. It's not causal. It's Godal.

vs 15

I wonder what this says about Steiner schools? Or any school these days, for that matter. Punishment became a dirty word in Christianity years ago, thanks to some pop psychologist I bet, and political correctness. Perhaps it is better I don't have kids.

vs 16

Because righteousness outlives wickedness, even if wickedness thrives for the moment. Righteousness is eternal.

vs 17

So discipline not only means you get some peace, but it also means that your kids will serve you. Obviously this is proper discipline - if you embitter your kids, this won't work.

vs 18

Funny that revelation tends to bring constraint. I mean, the book of proverbs talks a lot about moderation, but it's funny that it seems we always need to be constrained from things, rather than being told, "Gee, lighten up." By nature we tend to go too far with bad and not enough with good.