While reading the 15th chapter recently I noticed a number of passages that were relevant for people using social media today, which is cool because these ideas, maxims and instructions are probably 3,000 years old. I wasn't looking for them. The maxims and admonitions seemed so apropos.
We 21st century moderns think everything is different now with things so advanced. The reality is that very fundamental ways people today are just like the ancients of one, two or three millennia ago. Like ourselves, they were trying to learn how to get along with others, learning how to live meaningful lives, and wondering how we should live.
Here are some proverbs that seem quite relevant for users of social media, especially Twitter. If you mull these over I think you'll see how relevant they are. (I've included a few from Proverbs 19 as well.)
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A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
(Don't be that guy.)
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The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
(Don't be this guy either.)
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The soothing tongue is a tree of life,
but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit
(Can't we just get along?)
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The lips of the wise spread knowledge, <-- Let's aim to be this one
but the hearts of fools are not upright.
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A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
(Fake news creators.)
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A hot-tempered person must pay the penaltyrescue them, and you will have to do it again.
A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,
but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.
(Patience is a virtue. Why is it so hard?)
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The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,
but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
(There's a little too much gushing today.)
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A fool gives full vent to his anger
but a wise man keeps himself under control.
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A person finds joy in giving an apt reply—
and how good is a timely word!
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What do you think?
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