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  “ The righteous should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray. The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, But diligence is man’s precious possession.” Proverbs 12 : 26 - 27 NKJV Prudence with men and purity before God appears to be two sides of the same coin of prosperity and life’s precious possession. With prudence, the heart of man thrives in hunting with fellow men, through career development, family engagement and ministerial accomplishment even in the most adverse environment ... .because there is always something to roast in hunting, rather than rot in hurting. And with purity, the heart of man triumphs in hunting with God, through the same career development, family engagement and ministerial accomplishment. It implies that the state of every human heart is his precious possession. When the heart is blessed with both purity and prudence, diligence becomes its natural birthright against the subtle friendship with deceit, del...

  “ The righteous should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray. The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, But diligence is man’s precious possession .” Proverbs 12:26-27 NKJV If material wealth and physical properties are the best dividend of diligence in life, then those on the Forbes list have got a renewable source of income as Consultants. Human relation is a vital dividend of diligence, and its precious possession is peace. While meditating on why the scriptures say “ The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting ”, everyone can attest to the challenge of pursuing peace in human relations, especially among the people within one’s inner circle. For example, Judas was a thorn in the flesh of Jesus’ discipleship or human relations, but Jesus successfully managed him with His precious possession of peace. Those who have misinterpreted diligence as diplomacy have always reaped temporary delights with permanent disgrace. Whereas,...

  “The truthful lip shall be established forever, But a lying tongue is but for a moment. The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, But diligence is man’s precious possession.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭12‬:‭19‬, ‭27‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Deceit and diligence have more attractive combinations in our broken world. Even the scriptures acknowledge their temporal establishment “ The truthful lip shall be established forever, But a lying tongue is but for a moment” . But how long does it take for the truthful lip to start attracting dividends? It depends on the righteous’ decent delight in diligence, no matter how long it takes. Unfortunately, laziness is not just the absence of hard work or novel initiative; it is the deficient sustenance of diligence in hard work or godly inspiration. Having caught a vision for excellence in life is not always enough; a decent delight in diligence is required to stick to the vision, despite the challenges of life and opposition against its manifestations. Therefore,...