Proverbs 20:11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. We must be good before we can do good. What fruits will be found on that tree which God's Holy Spirit has made a living tree? 1. There will be love to God, which will make you try to please Him, and to care for everything which belongs to your heavenly Father, His book, His house, His day. 2. There will be obedience to parents. Obedience to our parents on earth leads up naturally and pleasantly to obedience to our Father which is in heaven. 3. There will be truthfulness. Two great causes of untruthfulness are cowardice and the habit of exaggeration. Do not use overstrained expressions. Speak in a natural, straightforward, simple way. 4. There will be conscientiousness. The conscientious person will do his best, as in God's sight. He will do his work thoroughly. He will be trustworthy. You may depend upon him. No one can be a Christian unless he is conscientious in his work, and conscientious in all his dealings with others. 5. There will be two things found in you, modesty and temperance. Would you think a pert girl or a saucy boy at all like Christ? By "temperance" I mean self-control, self-restraint. Greediness, the desire to get all you can for yourself, is the opposite of it. Temperance teaches us where to stop — shows us how to keep ourselves within bounds. All these good things are fruits of the Spirit. (G. Calthrop, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.WEB: Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right. |
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