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Treasure gathers in the wise man's house and disappears in the fool's, because the fool eliminates margin the moment it appears.

A desert is more livable than a house with a contentious and vexing companion.

In God's providential ordering, the wicked end up bearing the weight that judgment had assembled.

Loving pleasure—organizing life around wine and oil—is one of the surest predictors of long-term poverty.

Drift, not rebellion, is sufficient to land a man in the assembly of the dead.

When justice is done, the righteous rejoice and the wicked dread; how a man feels about justice exposes his heart.

The man who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will himself one day cry and not be answered.

The naive learn wisdom by seeing the scoffer punished; the wise learn wisdom by being instructed.

The wicked man's problem is not occasional behavior but a soul whose appetite is set on evil, leaving no kindness for his neighbor.

A corner of the roof is better than a comfortable house full of unending contention.

The guilty walk a crooked path that constantly doubles back, while the pure walk straight and at peace.

The violence of the wicked finally drags them off, because they refused the justice that would have held them up.

Saul’s impulsive sacrifice at Gilgal and Samuel’s immediate reproach remind believers that trust in God’s perfect timing supersedes any attempts to secure blessings through human strategy or fear—based actions.

Israel faced a massive Philistine threat at Michmash, many fled in terror, and Saul was forced to hold a precarious position with fearful followers in Gilgal.

Treasure gained by lying is vapor in cold air, and what looks like a pursuit of wealth is in fact the pursuit of death.

The plans of the diligent advance steadily, while the plans of the hasty drive a man toward poverty.

Haughty eyes and a proud heart make up the lamp by which the wicked man navigates, and that lamp is itself his sin.

Saul selects a specialized force, Jonathan starts a conflict with the Philistines, and the whole nation realizes the growing tension that will require them to unite under their king.

Righteousness and justice in daily life are desired by the LORD more than the most lavish religious offering.

A man's own way looks right to him, but the LORD applies a true measure to the heart he would prefer to evaluate himself.