"Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice"- Proverbs 27:9 (NIV).
People love good smells. We can add ocean breezes, summer days, and powdered babies to that list. Bad smells, like harsh words, are repugnant, as well as painful,...especially from someone like a friend, family member, teacher, or leader. Demoralizing words from someone you look up to are crushing. Heartfelt advice encourages, guides, re-directs...molds. How much self-worth could we foster through pleasantness? Planting that seed of heartfelt advice opens a spirit up like a flower bud, revealing new possibilities and filling a heart with joy. Let's uphold each other with kind words, which could keep some from stumbling, making firm their feeble knees (Job 4:4).
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