Proverbs 17

"A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered. Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; with their mouths..."

"A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need."

"Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends."

"Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife."

"Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out."

"Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out."

"Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?"

"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."

"A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered."

"The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart."

"The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart."

"Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children."

"He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends."

"He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends."

"A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person's strength."

Inspirational illustration of Proverbs 17:9 -- He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

e-card on friendship: A friend loves at all times. - Proverbs 17:17

Inspirational illustration of Proverbs 17:16 -- 16 Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?

Are your words few? We shouldn't need many words to hear or to speak.

Will we help others in the same way that Jesus did? Will we help those who need it simply because we follow Jesus and because they need it with no strings attached?

You have no idea how amazing! Tom Norvell talks about his first grandchild, a granddaughter, being born in New York.

So when's the last time you had a great big belly laugh? Rubel Shelly reminds us how being cheerful and laughing is good for us as Christians.

Can you be trusted with precious and dangerous information? Confidentiality is crucial to maintain when secrets have been entrusted to us.

Can you love the unlovable? If we are willing, we can love the unlovable and encourage them to know Jesus.

What can we do to help others when their world collapses? God cares about our struggles and sent Jesus to us to show us the way back to his heart.

Today, we focus on the power of love to cover over the offenses of others and stop the power of gossip from ruining lives. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to emphasize the importance of forgiving and covering over the offenses of others with our forgiveness and love.

Being a joyful person with friends is a great blessing indeed! Being a joyful person, being involved with friends, and being active in life is the best medicine to prevent disease.

Can you resist the urge to speak when you shouldn't? Sometimes we need to keep our mouths shut and not say a word!

My own lack of forgiveness toward others can shut off the flow of God's forgiveness to me. Phil Ware with Grady King give us insight on Jesus' example and command to forgive others as we pray for our own forgiveness.

Are you a thrill seeker? Let's not just be thrill seekers, but also Kingdom seekers.

When is the last time you got a laugh out of a keypad? A foot in mouth salesman made Jane's heart glad because of the gift of laughter from a talking burglar alarm keypad.

How long will what you have written actually live? Our language and speech lives on long after we do, and the Internet is a reminder of just how far and wide such things can go.