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    TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD | PROVERBS 12-16

    Wisdom Is Better Than Gold

    A set of scales with a scroll that weighs more than gold coins

    Why is godly wisdom so valuable? It delivers its owners from bad ways and preserves them alive. It has a positive effect on their disposition, speech, and actions.

    Wisdom protects from pride

    16:18, 19

    • A haughty man

      A wise person recognizes that Jehovah is the Source of all wisdom

    • Those who achieve success or who receive more responsibility must especially guard against pride and haughtiness

    Wisdom promotes wholesome speech

    16:21-24

    • One man talks and another listens

      A wise person uses insight to find the good in others and speaks well of them

    • Wise words are persuasive and sweet like honey, not harsh or confrontational