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I don't want to be a snare to anyone's soul.
Reading:

Proverbs 22:21-29

Verse twenty-four warns against developing friendships with those who have anger issues boiling within (and from) them. Here’s the reason given for not making such friendships:

“Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul” (Proverbs 22:25).

Should people avoid friendship with me, lest they learn my ways?

Hmmm. I wonder what negative things I allow in my character. Bitterness? Suspiciousness? Anger? Self-pity? Moroseness? Defensiveness? Pride?

Yuck!

And I wonder what my character positives are.

Well, whatever the case, that verse has been a wake-up call to me this morning.

I want to be safe to be around!

I want to be safe to learn from!

When someone learns my ways, I don’t want it to be a snare to his soul.

[Answer the words of truth (Proverbs 22:21)]
from Proverbs 22:21

A little bit more from Proverbs 22: My Defender

Reading:
Proverbs 21:11-20

Spiritual needs, emotional needs, economic needs, social needs — lots and lots of needs.

And we all have them.

But I must be careful not to become to focused on and absorbed by my own needs.

“Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard” (13).

Those with a heart open to the needs of others eventually discover that others have opened their hearts to them.

Even God promises mercy to those who have shown it.

[When the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge (Proverbs 21:11)]
from Proverbs 21:11

A little bit more from Proverbs 21: The Just’s Joy

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