Proverbs 3:3. Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.

BE KIND AND TRUTHFUL

Proverbs 3:3

Proverbs 3:3

Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.

The Virtue of Kindness

Often translated as MERCY or GOODNESS

Often used in descriptions of God’s love.

Psalm 145:8

“The Lord is gracious and merciful; slow to anger and great in loving-kindness.

Colossians 3:12

So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;

2 Peter 1:5

“Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love…..”

Kindness In Action

An act of kindness from Abraham Lincoln.

“Day to day” demonstrations of kindness.

The Opposites of Kindness

Selfishness Callousness

The Virtue of Truthfulness

Proverbs 23:23 -- Buy truth, and do not sell it, Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.

Ephesians 5:9

…(for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Zechariah 8:16

These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates.

Other Nuances of this Virtue

Stability Faithfulness Trustworthiness

Opposites of Truthfulness

Hypocrisy Lying Instability

How important are these virtues?

Bind them around your neck…

Write them on the tablet of your heart…

Deuteronomy 6:6-8

“These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart…you shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead….

Resolutions So Far…

Honor God with Your Wealth

Keep God’s Commandments

Be Kind and Truthful