V.11 A person who loves the Lord is not quickly angered, nor taken up with evil.
V.15 Laziness produces poverty. A lazy believer brings reproach on the name of the Lord.
V.17 A lovely promise. The Lord will reward all that is done for Him. If we are kind to others so that they will think well of us, the Lord gets no glory, and we will get no reward from Him.
V.18 How different this instruction is from the modern thoughts about handling children. We would rather obey God, for He is the one who controls the results.
V.20 There is no counsel greater than the Word of God.
V.21 our thoughts don’t have much value compared with the Lord’s. He is going to have the last word.
V.23 If we fear the Lord we shall fear nothing on earth.