HOW TO SPOT A FAKE FRIEND.
They are two faced. They smile and laugh with you, but then slander you behind your back.
They want to know your information and secrets so they can gossip to others.
They always gossip about their other friends.
When you’re alone with each other it’s never a problem, but when others are around they constantly try to make you look bad. ...
They always belittle you, your talents, and your accomplishments.
They always make fun of you.
Everything is a competition to them. They always try to one up you.
They purposely give you bad advice so you don’t succeed or surpass them in something.
When they are around others they act like they don’t know you.
When you make a mistake they always gloat.
They use you for what you have and know. They always try to take advantage of you.
They are never there when you need them. In your time of need and when you’re going through bad things they run.
They never build you up and make you a better person, but are always bringing you down.
They close their mouths at the wrong times. They let you go down the wrong path and allow you to make mistakes.
They are critical. They always see the bad they never see the good.
They are manipulative. (author unknown)
They are two faced. They smile and laugh with you, but then slander you behind your back.
They want to know your information and secrets so they can gossip to others.
They always gossip about their other friends.
When you’re alone with each other it’s never a problem, but when others are around they constantly try to make you look bad. ...
They always belittle you, your talents, and your accomplishments.
They always make fun of you.
Everything is a competition to them. They always try to one up you.
They purposely give you bad advice so you don’t succeed or surpass them in something.
When they are around others they act like they don’t know you.
When you make a mistake they always gloat.
They use you for what you have and know. They always try to take advantage of you.
They are never there when you need them. In your time of need and when you’re going through bad things they run.
They never build you up and make you a better person, but are always bringing you down.
They close their mouths at the wrong times. They let you go down the wrong path and allow you to make mistakes.
They are critical. They always see the bad they never see the good.
They are manipulative. (author unknown)
A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends. Proverbs 16:28
A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much. Proverbs 20:19
Isaiah 55: 1 “Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters;
And you who have no money come, buy grain and eat.
Come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without cost [simply accept it as a gift from God].
And you who have no money come, buy grain and eat.
Come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without cost [simply accept it as a gift from God].
2 “Why do you spend money for that which is not bread,
And your earnings for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight in abundance.
3 “Incline your ear [to listen] and come to Me;
Hear, so that your soul may live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the faithful mercies [promised and] shown to David.
4 “Listen carefully, I have appointed him [David, representing the Messiah] to be a witness to the nations [regarding salvation],
A leader and commander to the peoples.
5 “In fact, you[Israel] will call a nation that you do not know,
And a nation that does not know you will run to you,
Because of the Lord your God, even the Holy One of Israel;
For He has glorified you.”
6 Seek the Lord while He may be found;
Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.
7 Let the wicked leave (behind) his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the Lord,
And He will have compassion (mercy) on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways
And My thoughts higher than your thoughts.
10 “For as the rain and snow come down from heaven,
And do not return there without watering the earth,
Making it bear and sprout,
And providing seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11 So will My word be which goes out of My mouth;
It will not return to Me void (useless, without result),
Without accomplishing what I desire,
And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
12 “For you will go out [from exile] with joy
And be led forth [by the Lord Himself] with peace;
The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you,
And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
13 “Instead of the thorn bush the cypress tree will grow,
And instead of the nettle the myrtle tree will grow;
And it will be a memorial to the Lord,
For an everlasting sign [of His mercy] which will not be cut off.”
And your earnings for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight in abundance.
3 “Incline your ear [to listen] and come to Me;
Hear, so that your soul may live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the faithful mercies [promised and] shown to David.
4 “Listen carefully, I have appointed him [David, representing the Messiah] to be a witness to the nations [regarding salvation],
A leader and commander to the peoples.
5 “In fact, you[Israel] will call a nation that you do not know,
And a nation that does not know you will run to you,
Because of the Lord your God, even the Holy One of Israel;
For He has glorified you.”
6 Seek the Lord while He may be found;
Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.
7 Let the wicked leave (behind) his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the Lord,
And He will have compassion (mercy) on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways
And My thoughts higher than your thoughts.
10 “For as the rain and snow come down from heaven,
And do not return there without watering the earth,
Making it bear and sprout,
And providing seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11 So will My word be which goes out of My mouth;
It will not return to Me void (useless, without result),
Without accomplishing what I desire,
And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
12 “For you will go out [from exile] with joy
And be led forth [by the Lord Himself] with peace;
The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you,
And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
13 “Instead of the thorn bush the cypress tree will grow,
And instead of the nettle the myrtle tree will grow;
And it will be a memorial to the Lord,
For an everlasting sign [of His mercy] which will not be cut off.”
Forever Friends
Proverbs 26: 20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.
21 Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
22 The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten];...
They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].
And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.
21 Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
22 The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten];...
They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].
Leviticus 19: 16 You shall not go around as a gossip among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor [with slander or false testimony]; I am the Lord.
Proverbs 18: 8 The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten];
They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].
They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].
Proverbs 20: 19 He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with a gossip [who talks freely or flatters].
Therefore do not associate with a gossip [who talks freely or flatters].
Provergs 11: 13 He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy and faithful keeps a matter hidden.
But he who is trustworthy and faithful keeps a matter hidden.
Proverbs 16: 28 A perverse man spreads strife,
And one who gossips separates intimate friends.
And one who gossips separates intimate friends.
Proverbs 25: 23 The north wind brings forth rain;
And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.
And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.
Psalms 52: 2 Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalms 34: 13 Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
And your lips from speaking deceit.
A friend loves at all times Proverbs 17: 17
Come to Me
Matthew 11: 25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth [I openly and joyfully acknowledge Your great wisdom], that You have hidden these things [these spiritual truths] from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants [to new believers, to those seeking God’s will and purpose]. 26 Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight. 27 All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one fully knows and accurately understands the Son except the Father; and no one fully knows and accurately understands the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son [deliberately] wills to reveal Him.
Matthew 11: 25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth [I openly and joyfully acknowledge Your great wisdom], that You have hidden these things [these spiritual truths] from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants [to new believers, to those seeking God’s will and purpose]. 26 Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight. 27 All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one fully knows and accurately understands the Son except the Father; and no one fully knows and accurately understands the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son [deliberately] wills to reveal Him.
28 “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavily burdened [by religious rituals that provide no peace], and I will give you rest [refreshing your souls with salvation]. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me [following Me as My disciple], for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest (renewal, blessed quiet) for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy [to bear] and My burden is light.”
"The most painful surgery of them all is the removal of pride."
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Disclosure: Much of what is in my posts are things I have compiled through the years and I do not know if they have copyrights. What I do know about origin or website I give credit and have tried to always post a link to the origin. I do not market anything in any way on this blog -- I merely hope it will encourage and inspire others.
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Disclosure: Much of what is in my posts are things I have compiled through the years and I do not know if they have copyrights. What I do know about origin or website I give credit and have tried to always post a link to the origin. I do not market anything in any way on this blog -- I merely hope it will encourage and inspire others.
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