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25.132 | Have A Sense Of Propriety | Prov 25:17 | God’s Word for Today with Pastor Nazario Sinon
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Text: Prov 25:17 ESV
17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, lest he have his fill of you and hate you.
-Prov 25:17 ESV
HAVE A SENSE OF PROPRIETY
A good thing does become bad, even nauseating when one has too much of it, does it not? That is the reason why moderation is needed in eating food, pleasures, and others. Here, similarly, a visitor will become a burden when he is taking undue advantage of another person's hospitality. A common Filipino expression is to practice ‘delicadeza.’ Have a sense of propriety. An esteemed visitor should not "wear out one's welcome" of a hospitable host. He is to avoid exploiting a host's goodwill and become a nuisance. Company is good, but even good company can become an irritation when it's overdone. It is an abuse already. The pleasure becomes an irritation.
In the ancient times, their culture has placed immense importance on hospitality. Hosts were expected to be gracious, generous, and helpful to visitors. Hosting a guest is not always enjoyable. The host will sacrifice time, resources, and effort. Even when the visitor is likable, a neighbor can soon become "sick" of having them around if he stays long enough. Thus, Solomon wisely advises a person to visit only occasionally to his neighbor to avoid angering or irritating him.
Scriptures commend neighborliness and hospitality. We should be hospitable as Heb 13:2 says, “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” Even, James writes, "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world" (Jas 1:27). Yet the Bible also notes that spending too much time in a neighbor's house is not good for either guest or host. At Ephesus, Paul warned Timothy about those who spent undue time flitting from one neighbor's house to another as busybodies, saying, "They learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not" (1 Tim 5:13). Instead of haunting a neighbor's house, one should use proper discernment and know when to allow the neighbor to enjoy personal space.
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Text: Prov 25:17 ESV
17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, lest he have his fill of you and hate you.
-Prov 25:17 ESV
HAVE A SENSE OF PROPRIETY
A good thing does become bad, even nauseating when one has too much of it, does it not? That is the reason why moderation is needed in eating food, pleasures, and others. Here, similarly, a visitor will become a burden when he is taking undue advantage of another person's hospitality. A common Filipino expression is to practice ‘delicadeza.’ Have a sense of propriety. An esteemed visitor should not "wear out one's welcome" of a hospitable host. He is to avoid exploiting a host's goodwill and become a nuisance. Company is good, but even good company can become an irritation when it's overdone. It is an abuse already. The pleasure becomes an irritation.
In the ancient times, their culture has placed immense importance on hospitality. Hosts were expected to be gracious, generous, and helpful to visitors. Hosting a guest is not always enjoyable. The host will sacrifice time, resources, and effort. Even when the visitor is likable, a neighbor can soon become "sick" of having them around if he stays long enough. Thus, Solomon wisely advises a person to visit only occasionally to his neighbor to avoid angering or irritating him.
Scriptures commend neighborliness and hospitality. We should be hospitable as Heb 13:2 says, “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” Even, James writes, "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world" (Jas 1:27). Yet the Bible also notes that spending too much time in a neighbor's house is not good for either guest or host. At Ephesus, Paul warned Timothy about those who spent undue time flitting from one neighbor's house to another as busybodies, saying, "They learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not" (1 Tim 5:13). Instead of haunting a neighbor's house, one should use proper discernment and know when to allow the neighbor to enjoy personal space.
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