Galatians 5:22

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.

Isaiah 5:2
He dug it up and cleared it of stones
and planted it with the choicest vines.
He built a watchtower in it
and cut out a winepress as well.
Then he looked for a crop of good grapes,
but it yielded only bad fruit.

Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.

1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

1 Kings 19:19
So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.

A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

1 Corinthians 15:23
But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.

Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled.

Isaiah 29:4
And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.

Meanness don’t jes’ happen overnight.

Luke 8
And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance. …

Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.

1 Kings 8:50
And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:

Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.

1 Samuel 21:9
And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.

Leviticus 19:18
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

You cannot unsay a cruel word.

James 3
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. …

Every path has a few puddles.

Psalm 119:105
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

Ephesians 5
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; …

The best sermons are lived, not preached.

John 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway.

Matthew 6:25-34
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? …

Don’t judge folks by their relatives.

Matthew 7
Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? …

Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

Job 29:21
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

Live a good, honorable life… Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.

Ephesians 6:2
Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;

Don‘t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t bothering you none.

Proverbs 16:28
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance.

Galatians 6:7
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.

Isaiah 51:1
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.

Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

Numbers 22:13
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the Lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you.

The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin’.

Exodus 23:22
But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

Always drink upstream from the herd.

1 Corinthians 10:31
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

Psalm 119:66
Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in.

Titus 2
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; …

If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.

Luke 6
And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him; …

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.