Proverbs 23:1-11
Trying to Teach a Fool is Useless
Proverbs 23:12-23
A Wise Child Will Hear His Parents Instruction
Proverbs 23:24-35
Drunkenness Leads to All Kinds of Problems
Proverbs 24:1-10
What is in Your Heart Comes Out in Your Talk
Proverbs 24:11-22
Rejoicing for The Wrong Reasons
Proverbs 24:23-34
Priorities in Establishing a Home
Proverbs 25:1-10
Tell a Person His Fault Alone
Proverbs 25:11-28
Self Control is Important
Proverbs 25:21-28
Compromise Invites an Attack by Satan
Proverbs 26:1-9
The Man of Wisdom Will Not Dispute a Fool
Proverbs 26:10-19
The Less You Do, The Less You Want to Do
Proverbs 26:20-28
It Always Takes Two to Quarrel
Proverbs 27:1-9
Don’t Brag About Tomorrow
Proverbs 27:10-18
Iron Can Sharpen Iron
Proverbs 27:19-27
The Natural Man is Never Satisfied
Proverbs 28:1-10
Refusing to Obey Brings Disastrous Results
Proverbs 28:11-18
The Rich Are Often Filled With Pride
Proverbs 28:19-28
Giving Needed Rebuke is Never Easy
Proverbs 29:1-11
An Honest Ruler Makes a Nation Strong
It Always Takes Two to Quarrel
Proverbs 26:20–28
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When you stop putting wood on a fire it will go out. The same thing will happen when you stop adding fuel to a quarrel (v. 20). Remember that it always takes two to quarrel. When one person ceases to argue the strife will end. However, when coals are added to burning coals it only causes a fire to be revived that would have soon gone out. The same is true of a contentious man who keeps people inflamed with dissension and hatred (v. 21). It is really sad to see a gossiper going around stirring up unholy passions and making unhappy matters all the more difficult to solve.
The words of a whisperer can inflict deadly wounds (v. 22). One who pretends to be very loving and gracious, while all the time his heart is bent on evil, is like a cheap earthen vessel that has been coated with a veneer of silver (v. 23). The pleasant talk of an enemy hides more evil plans than can be counted, so don’t believe a word (vv. 24-25)! This person with his fair speech may fool people for a time but eventually his true character will come out (v. 26).
In time the person who has dug a pit for others will fall into the pit himself. He is like a man who is rolling up a steep hill and thinks he has it under control. Then all at once he slips and the stone breaks loose and crushes him to death (v.27). An example of this was Haman who hanged on the gallows he had made for Mordecai. Watch out for anyone who tells lies and flatters, they are out to get you (v. 28). Proverbs shows how sin often boomerangs and the person who tries to destroy others will be destroyed himself.Application
Have you ever been guilty of arguing with someone and determined to win your point? Remember that arguing leads to hatred if it is continued.
Proverbs 26:20-28 (English Standard Version)
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