“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 67 “He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure” (Prov. 11:15). The book of Proverbs is filled with hard-headed business advice, and here we have a fine sample. A man …
Entrepreneurs and Counsel
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 66 “Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety” (Prov. 11:14). Entrepreneurs have a delicate task before them, and often entrepreneurs are not really suited to perform that delicate task. The strength …
Wealth in the Day of Wrath
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 65 “Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death” (Prov. 11:4). This is a scriptural commonplace, and one of the reasons that we are told this (over and over) is that worldliness calls to us …
Honest Prices
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 64 “A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight” (Prov. 11:1). Doing business biblically presents many challenges. One of them is to resist the prevailing dishonesty in many portions of the business world …
Smoke in the Eyes
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 63 “As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him” (Prov. 10:26). Vinegar to the teeth provokes a strong reaction. Smoke in the eyes is a guaranteed irritant. And …
No Sorrow With It
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 62 “The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty . . . The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it” (Prov. 10:15, 22). Everyone with …
In the Short Run
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 61 “The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot” (Prov. 10:7) A very important part of doing business is the matter of reputation. And reputations vary-good reputations go from okay to stellar, and …
Harvest and Sons
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 60 “He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame” (Prov. 10:5). In Scripture business is closely related to family. But this is not a ancient truth, relevant …
Proverbs and Beyond
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 59 We have already addressed the fact that Proverbs is full of generalizations, and the fact that they are generally true. We also have to reckon with the fact that the substance of some of these generalizations is repeated over …
Proverbial Generalizations
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 58 The book of Proverbs is filled with a number of divinely inspired generalizations. This means that it contains true statements that describe how God generally governs the world. For example, laziness is generally rewarded with lean times, and industry …