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    Proverbs 3 not only explains that one should lean on God’s understanding it also relays that “By wisdom the Lord laid the earths foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place” (Proverbs 3:19 NIV). Humans are not capable of creating life; through this knowledge, one should trust the Almighty God who is capable of creating and sustaining life. This chapter also shows the importance of “sound judgement” (Proverbs 3:21), which in Hamlet’s case, could have…

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    My Christian Values Paper

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    in my past and present life. These align with my Christian values because I believe that family is everything. Remember, the Bible tells us to honor thy mother and thy father. More important, Proverbs 22:6 states “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from them” (Proverbs 22:6, New International Version). My Christian values teaches me to treat each client with dignity and respect. Remember we all should “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39, New…

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    member of A.F.C we operate under the instruction and movement of the Holy Ghost. In all our doings, we use wisdom, for with wisdom comes knowledge and understanding. “The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honor is humility” [Proverbs 15:33]. As Ambassadors for Christ, we understand that the things we do are not for personal gain or show. We serve our communities with a humble and willing heart. Just as when Christ was living, he came to serve: Help the poor, feed the…

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    equipment for living that empowers human being to understand the situation, and develops attitudes for approaching it. This method manifested that proverbs are not merely a rhetoric that embellishes human speaking, but they are powerful words that express human experiences and perspectives inherited from generations. He further explains that proverbs are the unique names for typical, recurrent situations,…

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    Jewish Adherent Analysis

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    helps them to further understand the mitzvots and how to practice them in their everyday life. The importance of the 10 commandments is the fact that they foundation for all the ethics in Judaism and that is supported in this passage extracted from Proverbs 7:2; “keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;” Therefore, the 10 commandments are an important ethical teaching in the life of Jewish adherents as it informs them and guides their way to live and fulfil the…

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    is not at all the cause of happiness and peace like it is popularly made out to be. Ironically there are proverbs within the same religion that refuse to accept the fact that wisdom could possibly be a bad thing as it is portrayed in Genesis. Proverb 3:13 of the King James Bible reads “Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.” (Proverbs 13). What this proverb is attempting to say is that those who achieve wisdom do find happiness, which is completely…

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    Portfolio- Budgeting for Retirement Budgeting promotes a foundation and a plan of action. In Proverb 21:5, it talks a strongly about having a plan and how having a plan is important because there would not be a lot of hasty decisions being made with a plan in order. God is about plans frequently in the Bible and he or she can see the success of planning shred through many biblical leaders in the Bible. Jesus had a plan, Moses had a plan, and even Daniel had a plan to defeat the giant. Having a…

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    improvement of the world, and places great significance on a living a righteous life characterised by purity and generosity of spirit. The Book of Proverbs contained within the Ketuvim. In which it exults the quality of wisdom as a necessary value for a virtuous life. “ A wise man is more powerful than a strong man and a man of knowledge than a man of might" (Proverbs 24:5).” in which this demonstrates that God is the source of wisdom, who assists adherents in becoming a better person and closer…

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    As seen in Proverbs, he began most if not all of his versus with “My Son”. Solomon was a good wise teacher he liked to use the compare and contrast method of teaching along with similes and metaphors. A good example of how Solomon used compare and contrast in his teaching would be Proverbs 10:8, “The wise heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin. He also used similes and metaphors. As stated earlier he also uses similes and metaphors and a good example would be Proverbs 18:4…

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    being a warrior princess. Chapter one starts off talking about how we, as women, feel guilt and shame by not meeting the expectations 'laid on us by our families, churches, and our culture' (chapter 1 pg. 6) and not to mention the famous proverbs 31 woman. It talks about how we feel 'unseen, unsought, and uncertain' (chapter 1 pg. 6). This is the reason woman have a feeling of failure, and that cause's us to wonder if we are 'too much' or 'not enough'. It goes into talking about a…

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