Day 231 Proper Planning | Proverbs 19:20-22
Proper Planning
20
Get all the advice and instruction you can,
so you will be wise the rest of your life.
21
You can make many plans,
but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.
22
Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
Verse 20
Everyone needs to learn to be wise. Nobody is born wise.
You, too, can learn to be wise. You must listen to your lessons. Your lessons are the advice that you receive. You must obey the instructions. This requires effort. It takes time. But, in the end, you will be wise.
Verse 21
We make our plans. But we cannot control even our own lives. See James 4:13-15. If we trust God, then God will guide us. See my notes on Proverbs 16:1.
See Acts 16:6-10. Paul had many plans, but these were not God’s plans. Paul needed to pray, so that he would know God’s plans.
We might make many plans (Plan A, Plan B, Plan C, and so on), but God's plans will always prevail. It makes sense to try to align our plans with what we know of God's plans.
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Verse 22
A loyal friend is the best type of friend. Such a friend is always sincere. He does not try to gain by lies, because he is loyal. He does not even care if he becomes poor because of his friendship.
The second line is similar to Proverbs 19:1 as it praises kindness in a person. It surprises us by saying a poor man is better than a liar, instead of a rich man. This shows that being a liar is seen as very bad, even worse than being poor
Let me ask you: When you make plans, do you include God? Do you ask God what He wants you to do and plan accordingly, or do you make your plans first and then ask God to bless them?
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