Proverbs: Chapter 15

For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Salient points:When someone becomes angry with me, I should answer gently, thoughtfully, lovingly.Abaddon is rendered "destruction" in v.11.Those who get things done clear the way for productive activity (v.19).We all need multiple advisers (v.22).Challenge:Keep the highway clear.Deal with clutter, overdue tasks, unpaid bills, follow-up, etc."Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways." — Benet (1898-1943)Version:Today I read from the paraphrase The Message.(Note: where Peterson has misunderstood Sheol to mean hell, I changed the word to grave, or some other term more in line with the Hebrew and Israelite theology.)Tomorrow: Proverbs 16