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Gospel Baptist Tabernacle

781 Salem Road, Rossville, GA 30741

Where the Love of God

abounds, everyone is

welcome.

Children’s Church taught

by Paul and Marsha Davis

during preaching.

www.rossvillechurch.com

Justin Case

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Proverbs 27:13 Take his garment that is surety for a

stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange

woman.

(TLB) 13 The world’s poorest credit risk is the man

who agrees to pay a stranger’s debts.

People think they are just doing an easy favor.

But if they don’t pay, you are obligated.

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14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice,

rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a

curse to him.

Some people stay up late and sleep late.

They will not appreciate hearing from you early

in the morning.

Be considerate.

Others go to bed early.

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15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a

contentious woman are alike. 16 Whosoever hideth

her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right

hand, which bewrayeth itself.

(TLB) 15 A constant dripping on a rainy day and a

cranky woman are much alike! 16 You can no more

stop her complaints than you can stop the wind or

hold onto anything with oil-slick hands.

She is contentious; you can’t make

her be someone else.

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17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the

countenance of his friend.

Friendly discussion can make us see a

subject from another viewpoint.

We may change our viewpoint, or it may

become stronger as we discuss it.

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18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit

thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be

honored.

Do what you do do well.

Doing any task the best you can

will be rewarded.

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19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart

of man to man.

(NIV) 19 As water reflects a face, so a man's heart

reflects the man.

Matthew 12 34 O generation of vipers, how can ye,

being evil, speak good things? for out of the abun-

dance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 A good

man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth

forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil

treasure bringeth forth evil things.

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20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of

man are never satisfied.

It is human nature to always want more.

Only as we submit to the Holy Spirit can we

conquer this greed in us.

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21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for

gold; so is a man to his praise.

(TLB) 21 The purity of silver and gold can be

tested in a crucible, but a man is tested by his

reaction to men’s praise.

A fining pot or crucible is a container where

metals can be heated to very high temps.

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How a man responds to praise reveals his nature.

If he gloats over it, he shows himself to be

arrogant; he “knows” he is good. But if he accepts

the praise modestly, he shows his humility.The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty.

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22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar

among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his

foolishness depart from him.

Some people are such hardened sinners that

no amount of correction or punishment will

cause them to change.

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23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,

and look well to thy herds. 24 For riches are not for

ever: and doth the crown endure to every

generation?

Keep records; know

what you have.

Look ahead; see what

you need.

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25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth

itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. 26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are

the price of the field. 27 And thou shalt have goats'

milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy

household, and for the maintenance for thy

maidens.

God always provides, but what

do we do with His Provision?

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