Discipline, Kindness and Annoyances | Proverbs 12

The first daily discipline I remember learning from my dad through Wisdom Class is to read a chapter of Proverbs every day (with 31 chapters, it's a perfect book to go through once a month).

Well, it's been a while since I have done this consistently, and as I do it, I am going to post some thoughts from the verses I read.

Here are today's brief thoughts from Proverbs 12:

Proverbs 12:1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

How often do we really put enough value on knowledge and the discipline required to gain that knowledge? This could be applied in our personal lives, professionally, and obviously spiritually.=

Proverbs 12:16 A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

This one struck me this morning. I can think of a number of times recently where I have let myself get annoyed or upset easily when being prudent and simply overlooking the issue would have been much more wise.

25 An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.

How often are we intentionally kind to one another? I am going to strive to think more about this today and find ways to share kind words.