Verse 26
We must not hoard up the gifts of God's bounty, merely for our own advantage.Verse 27
Seeking mischief is here set against seeking good; for those that are not doing good are doing
hurt, even to themselves.
Verse 28
The true believer is a branch of the living Vine. When those that take root in the world wither,
those who are grafted into Christ shall be fruitful.
Verse 29
He that brings trouble upon himself and his family, by carelessness, or by wickedness, shall be
unable to keep and enjoy what he gets, as a man is unable to hold the wind, or to satisfy himself
with it.
Verse 30
The righteous are as trees of life; and their influence upon earth, like the fruits of that tree,
support and nourish the spiritual life in many.
Verse 31
Even the righteous, when they offend on earth, shall meet with sharp corrections; much more
will the wicked meet the due reward of their sins. Let us then seek those blessings which our Surety
purchased by his sufferings and death; let us seek to copy his example, and to keep his
commandments.
Chapter 12
Verse 1
Those who have grace, will delight in the instructions given them. Those that stifle their
convictions, are like brutes.