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Don’t Brag About Tomorrow
It is a big mistake to boast about what you will do tomorrow because there is really no way of knowing for sure what will happen (v. 1). This is especially true when it comes to putting off being saved. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Not only should a person refr …

Iron Can Sharpen Iron
When grief and tragedies come, it is far better to have a faithful friend than a member of your own family whose affections have been weakened by time and distance (v. 10). If someone has been a good friend of your father you need to feel an obligation to helping him when he is i …

The Natural Man is Never Satisfied
Just as water, like a mirror, reflects a person’s face, so will a person’s heart and thoughts reflect what he is really like (v. 19). The natural man is never satisfied (v. 20). The more he gets the more he wants. It is reported that John Rockefeller was once asked ho …