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Proverbs!
A wise son observes Torah, but a friend of those lacking restraint shames his father.
Proverbs 28:7 CJB
This proverb is about two ways of living. Living by the law that God has given, or choosing to live without it. 
This word "zalal" that this version describes as "lacking restraint" has at its root to shake, quake, be agitated, and also carries the meaning of making light of something, squandering, and gluttony. 
Its like he's saying that the Torah, God's boundaries and instruction for human flourishing can be squandered, wasted, made light of, and the vehicle for that is who our friends are. 
Who we spend time with. 
I wonder who we spend our time with?
How much time in our current world is used up consuming various media?
TV, movies, YouTube, Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook or whatever the latest thing is. Or gaming. Or gambling. Or pornography. Or ?
These are "friends" who have no restraint, no moral code, and not like God, no care for you and me whatsoever. 
And then there's people in real life! Choose wisely who those people are.
Beneath these warnings is an invitational God who's love and care has been expressed in the Law, and then found expression in a person.
In Jesus. 
Jesus summed up the law and the prophets with this:
Love God
Love people.
And today invites us into real life that is found in doing that. 
#proverbs
#wisdom
#somethingtochewon 
#loveGodlovepeople

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