Proverbs: Chapter 12

For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Salient points:Hating correction is stupid -- and makes us stupid."The wife of noble character" (v.4) -- see 31:10-31.Prestige purchases that squeeze our normal budget are vain (v.9). Stop trying to make people think you're someone you're not!Caring for our pets, livestock, or other animals is a godly thing (v.10).Fantasies -- daydreams -- are the enemy of productive work.Wise men listen to advice. 15:12 / 12:15.Showing our annoyance when overlooked, mistreated, insulted, or inconvenienced is not prudent -- nor is it Christlike.A kind word has great power to lift others' spirits, whether in the workplace, classroom, or church fellowship (v.25).Inklings of immortality (v.28).Daily challenge:"Overlook an insult."As someone put it, "One of the surest marks of good character is a man’s ability to accept personal criticism without feeling malice toward the one who gives it."Next Up: Proverbs 13