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JULY 7-13

ARUPHUA DỊ OSIGHẸ SIPHẸ EKPO-ONHỤ PHỌ ENHAẠN PROVERBS 21

Imạ Asinhị-iilhogh Dị Kengọ Oḅaạl Olhoghi Siphẹ Apinien Phọ

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Idị Nạ Katue Aḍigh Righirị R’aḍiitughiạn Apinien Kụ Amoọgh Ekol?

¹³ Arighirị phọ nạ aḍigh bọ r’aḍiitughiạn apinien kedoọny esi kiḍighen? Oogboronhom osopha osopha regbor ghan kemiteom iiḅaghamhị. (Prov. 21:5) Esi iduọn phọ, arighirị phọ nạ aḍigh bọ r’aḍiitughiạn apinien edoọny ni esi esi dị nạ katue alegheri agey ophoriphọ oye phọ. Toroboiperolbọ, ka/doonyẹ apuemhi idị ekpeanhaạn. ABaibul phọ aḅẹm kẹn mọ: “Iyaạr dị owạ kụ ko/mhoọgh repuẹ ghan ekpom mọ.” (Prov. 13:12) Oḅarạm isiẹn, eḍighi maạr dị arighirị phọ edoọny iboom, rekpạr ghan ni okpạr opu odẹgh ophogh orolhạn esi. (1 Kọr. 7:9) Kparipẹ rogbon esi dị arighirị phọ anyinha medoọny esi, puruan loor mọ, ‘Eeghe iyaạr ilọ odị kụ isugha dị mị kalegheri orue osopha ogey osopha?’

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How to Build a Successful Marriage

Show humility. “[Do] nothing out of contentiousness or out of egotism, but with lowliness of mind considering that the others are superior.” (Philippians 2:3) Many conflicts arise because marriage mates pridefully try to blame their partners for problems instead of humbly seeking ways to make things better for each other. Lowliness of mind, or humility, can help you suppress the urge to insist on being right in a disagreement.

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“Rejoice With the Wife of Your Youth”

What if the marriage is under stress because of the way that the mates treat each other? The search for a solution takes effort. For instance, it may be that a pattern of unkind speech has crept into their marriage and now characterizes it. (Proverbs 12:18) As discussed in the preceding article, this can have devastating effects. A Bible proverb says: “Better is it to dwell in a wilderness land than with a contentious wife along with vexation.” (Proverbs 21:19) If you are a wife in such a marriage, ask yourself, ‘Is my disposition making it difficult for my husband to be around me?’ The Bible tells husbands: “Keep on loving your wives and do not be bitterly angry with them.” (Colossians 3:19) If you are a husband, ask yourself, ‘Is my demeanor cold, tempting my wife to seek comfort elsewhere?’ Of course, there is no excuse for sexual immorality. Yet, the fact that such a tragedy could happen is good reason to discuss problems openly.

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Kiọm Ghisigh Akparạm Ghan

⁹ Okparạm katue kẹn ni ulhoghonhaạn iyira ḍighaạgh osopha ogey osopha. Kparipẹ r’oogboronhom ghan bịn osopha osopha, yira kosighẹ ghụn mem owaaghị raraạr, ogbiighi okị ogbiighi oḅula kụ ogbi loor olhegheri ilọ osopha. (Bạl Proverbs 21:5.) Esi omaạm, eḍighi iyaạr dị yira rowạ oḍighi, keḍighi ni odẹgh ophogh oogboronhom osighẹ oḍighi dị ungọ iyira, ghalhamọ oḍighi phọ kaḍighi ni iyaạr dị yira kobilhẹ yogh ituughạ obobọ kusophoghom ghan iyira omite epẹ erugh phọ. Toroboiperolbọ, yira omhoọgh okparạm, yira komiigha ni loor ooḅeghiọn inhọn araraạr idiphọ ekpisi phọ oḍighi phọ odi bọ, onhụ amem mọ yira kolọgh ghan bọ, ḅilhẹ r’idị oḍighi phọ katir buọ eghunotu phọ ayira r’aZihova. Okparạm kuphẹl iyira asighẹ esi osopha ghan okarạph osopha.

JULY 14-20

ARUPHUA DỊ OSIGHẸ SIPHẸ EKPO-ONHỤ PHỌ ENHAẠN PROVERBS 22

Imạ Asinhị-iilhogh Ilọ Ookonom Anmụny

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Bidị Omhanhạm Kokumu Ni AZihova Ḍughụm?

⁷ Eḍighi maạr dị nyinha m’aalhạn ni kụ rewạ ni omhạr ibạm anmụny, pọ ipuruan siloor anyinha sipuru phọ iphẹn: ‘Yoor oḍighi ni we dị omhoọgh igey asiya r’aZihova ḅilhẹ osooromhi loor, dị aZihova katue ni aḅọgh obumoọny angọ ḍughụm?’ (Ps. 127:3, 4) Kụ eḍighi maạr dị nyinha memhoọgh ni nmụny, pọ ipuruan siloor anyinha mọ: ‘Yoor rookonhom ni nmụny phọ ayoor eten dị bidị kokpạr ḍighaạgh ḍughụm?’ (Eccl. 3:12, 13) ‘Yoor roḍighi ni oomo ipẹ yoor kotue bọ oghoph anmụny phọ ayoor osighẹ esi izuoghom r’aroozọ dị i/ḅaạl dị eeni bidị kosoman ni siẹn aḅirinhi phọ aSetan ḍughụm?’’ (Prov. 22:3) Nyinha ke/tue ekoph nmụny phọ anyinha esighẹ esi oomo ipaanhaạn phọ bidị kosoman bọ. Ke/tue edugh. Kuolọ r’eten ephomhoghiạn, enụm enụm nyinha ketue ni eekolhobian bidị ilọ araraạr phọ bidị kosoman bọ ghisigh esi otughemhị abidị ilọ osighẹ ghan oroma Ekpo Onhụ phọ Enhaạn. (Bạl Proverbs 2:1-6.) Esi omaạm, eḍighi maạr dị onyọ asiya anyinha alhegheri kụ awilhẹ igey phọ, pọ iloghonhaạn ḍighaạgh ibạm anmụny phọ anyinha otuughạ omhiịn isiphẹ Ekpo Onhụ phọ Enhaạn, iyaạr phọ emhạn bọ maạr dị bidị koḅạr aZihova. (Ps. 31:23) Obobọ eḍighi maạr dị aḍuugh esighẹ oye ephomhoghiạn anyinha, pọ iḍeenhaan ibạm anmụny phọ anyinha riisi aBaibul dị keloghonhaạn bidị ḍighaạgh orue ophamhaghạ emoghi phọ abidị kụ omhoọgh eephọ olhoghi.—2 Kọr. 1:3, 4; 2 Tim. 3:16.

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Burudẹ R’aburunhiin—Itughemhị Nmụny Phọ Anyinha Ophomhoghiạn AZihova

¹⁷ Miigh ghan otughemhị k’eghoroghọr. Renighẹ ghan ghụn dị aburudẹ r’aburunhiin koḅonhom otughemhị ibạm anmụny phọ abidị. (Prov. 22:6) Esi omaạm, Timoti opọ adạph ghan bọ Pọl aghiighị erelhe. Onhiin phọ odị aYunais r’ogbogh onhiin phọ odị aLoịs utughemhị nyodị “k’eghoroghọr.”—2 Tim. 1:5; 3:15.

¹⁸ Onhọn olom r’anhịr epẹ Côte d’Ivoire dị oghol mọ, Jean-Claude r’aPeace, urue ni ookonhom oomo odiiny anmụny abidị ophomhoghiạn oḅilhẹ okumu aZihova. Eeghe kụ ilhoghonhaạn bidị ḍighaạgh omhoọgh ekol? Bidị utuughaạny eḍeenhaan phọ aYunais r’aLoịs. Bidị uḅẹm mọ, “Yoor utughemhị kụ oḅilhẹ otughemhị nmụny phọ ayoor Ekpo-onhụ phọ Enhaạn k’eghoroghọr, r’omhạr bịn re/bia yoor momhiigh.”—Deut. 6:6, 7.

¹⁹ Remạ ghan eeghe “otughemhị kụ oḅilhẹ otughemhị” Ekpo-onhụ phọ aZihova nmụny phọ anạ? “Otughemhị kụ oḅilhẹ otughemhị” phọ remạ ghan “otughemhị kụ oḅilhẹ ootughianhạm ghan egbạ-gbạ amem.” Orue oḍighi iduọn phọ pọ kemoghi dị aburudẹ r’aburunhiin kogbor ghan olọgh mem otọl ghan r’ibạm anmụny phọ abidị. Eeni amem aburudẹ r’aburunhiin kotue ni oḅonyonhu ozuan, loor oḅenhị kụ oḅilhẹ oḅenhị anmụny phọ abidị eniin phọ iyaạr phọ. Toroboiperolbọ, aburudẹ r’aburunhiin okparaghạ omhiịn iphẹn phọ idiphọ eten olhoghonhaạn aḍighaạgh nmụny phọ abidị dị konaghanhạn, kụ oḅilhẹ osighẹ oḍighinhom Ekpo-onhu phọ Enhaạn.

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Parents—Be a Fine Example for Your Children

Of course, children are children, and some are prone to be contrary, even wayward. (Genesis 8:21) What can parents do? “Foolishness is tied up with the heart of a boy; the rod of discipline is what will remove it far from him,” says the Bible. (Proverbs 22:15) Some view this as harsh treatment that is out-of-date. Actually, the Bible is against violence and abuse of any sort. The “rod,” though at times literal, represents parental authority that is administered firmly but lovingly and appropriately out of concern for the children’s eternal welfare.—Hebrews 12:7-11.

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Idị ABaibul Phọ Aghaạph Ilọ Oḍighi r’Ikpoki?

² ABaibul phọ akaạph eeghe ilọ ikpoki? ABaibul phọ akaạph ni mọ “ikpoki eḍighi ni oghoph,” kuolọ aBaibul phọ uphụr ri iyira rurụ mọ ikpoki bịn ke/tue engọ oye oḅaạl olhoghi. (Ecclesiastes 7:12) Esi iduọn phọ, aBaibul phọ uromha iyira mọ ku/pomoghiạn ikpoki, ḅilhẹ mọ ‘ilọ yira omhoọgh igbaanyạn ghan iyira.’ (Ibạl Hibru 13:5.) Eḍighi maạr dị ipẹ yira omhoọgh bọ kụ igbaanyạn iyira, yira ko/ḅonyonhu ozuan loor esi ootughiạn ghan araraạr dị yira u/moọgh. Kighoph kẹn iyira esighẹ esi olheeghi aruumhụgh. (Proverbs 22:7) Yira ko/meel kẹn oḍighanhaan ophegh iko r’iikelheghiạn onhuụn oḍighi oolhạ.

JULY 21-27

ARUPHUA DỊ OSIGHẸ SIPHẸ EKPO-ONHỤ PHỌ ENHAẠN PROVERBS 23

Imạ Asinhị-iilhogh Ilọ Oḍighinhom Amiim

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Maintain a Balanced View of the Use of Alcohol

⁵ What if one uses alcohol but is careful not to drink to the point of being visibly drunk? Some individuals show very little sign of drunkenness even after consuming a number of drinks. However, to think that such a practice is harmless is to engage in a form of self-deception. (Jeremiah 17:9) Gradually, progressively, one may develop a dependency on alcohol and become “enslaved to a lot of wine.” (Titus 2:3) Concerning the process of becoming an alcoholic, author Caroline Knapp says: “It’s a slow, gradual, insidious, elusive becoming.” What a deadly trap overindulgence in alcohol is!

⁶ Consider also Jesus’ warning: “Pay attention to yourselves that your hearts never become weighed down with overeating and heavy drinking and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day be instantly upon you as a snare. For it will come in upon all those dwelling upon the face of all the earth.” (Luke 21:34, 35) Drinking does not have to reach the level of drunkenness before it makes a person drowsy and lazy—physically as well as spiritually. What if Jehovah’s day catches him in such a condition?

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Drunkenness

Condemned in the Bible. Use of strong drink to the point of drunkenness is strongly censured in the Bible. The wise writer of Proverbs paints a vivid and scientifically accurate picture of the effects of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess. He warns: “Who has woe? Who has uneasiness? Who has contentions? Who has concern? Who has wounds for no reason? Who has dullness of eyes? Those staying a long time with the wine, those coming in to search out mixed wine. Do not look at wine when it exhibits a red color, when it gives off its sparkle in the cup [when the wine looks unduly attractive, sparkling], when it goes with a slickness [when it slides down the throat too easily]. At its end it bites just like a serpent, and it secretes poison just like a viper [it can make one sick physically (for example, causing cirrhosis of the liver) and mentally (producing delirium tremens), and it can actually kill]. Your own eyes will see strange things [the alcohol acts on the control centers of the brain, repressing them; attitudes normally repressed come to the fore; hallucinations appear; gaps in memory are filled by the individual’s telling fantastic experiences in a most plausible way; the person exhibits uninhibited behavior], and your own heart will speak perverse things [thoughts and desires normally suppressed will be expressed].”—Pr 23:29-33; Ho 4:11; Mt 15:18, 19.

The drunkard’s personal experience is described as the writer continues: “And you will certainly become like one lying down in the heart of the sea [experiencing the confusion of one drowning, finally passing into unconsciousness], even like one lying down at the top of a mast [as the rocking of the ship is greatest at this point, the drunkard’s life is in danger from accident, stroke, a fight, and so forth]. ‘They have struck me, but I did not become sick; they have smitten me, but I did not know it [says the drunkard, as if talking to himself; he was insensible to what was actually going on and to the punishment that the experience has inflicted on him]. When shall I wake up? I shall seek it yet some more [he must now sleep off the effects of overindulgence, but he is enslaved by the drink and looks forward to drinking more when he is able].’” He will come to poverty, by spending excessive amounts for liquor and also by becoming unreliable and rendering himself unable to work.—Pr 23:20, 21, 34, 35.

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Questions From Readers

For example, obesity may be a sign of gluttony, but that is not always the case. One’s being overweight may be the result of an ailment. Hereditary factors may also contribute to obesity. We should also keep in mind that obesity is a physical condition, while gluttony is a mental attitude. Obesity is defined as “a condition characterized by excessive bodily fat,” whereas gluttony is “greedy or excessive indulgence.” Thus, gluttony is not determined by someone’s size but by his attitude toward food. A person may be of normal size or may even be thin and yet be a glutton. Furthermore, what is viewed as the ideal weight or shape varies considerably from place to place.

JULY 28–AUGUST 3

ARUPHUA DỊ OSIGHẸ SIPHẸ EKPO-ONHỤ PHỌ ENHAẠN PROVERBS 24

Kparamhị Loor Anạ Ilọ Okaran Iiḅaghamhị

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“Ikim Ni Bịn I/pighironu Ghan”

¹⁵ Tuughạ Ekpo Onhụ phọ Enhaạn kụ aḅilhẹ agbirima ipẹ nạ atuughạ bọ. Idiphọ asinhị dị eghị ude reloghonhaạn ghan bọ ḍighaạgh oreeny omheerạ omhiigh, kụ edị omheeraam dị akpạr esi aZihova, katue ulhoghonhaạn iyira ḍighaạgh orue omheerạ omhiigh. Oreeny phọ rapoph, asinhị phọ reḍigh ude keḅilhẹ erarạ. Mem dị yira otuughạ oḅilhẹ ogbirima, rekparamhị ghan omheeraam mọ ayira keḍiinyemhi okuphom owol phọ ayira mọ areten phọ Enhaạn kụ inhighẹ epeleghiom. (Kọl. 2:6, 7) Tuutughiạn ipẹ iromoghiom, iiḅakiọm, ḅilhẹ r’oghoph phọ aZihova elhoghonhaạn ḍighaạgh rebenhẹ phọ odị epẹ omhạn. Esi omaạm, Ezekiel akiririom ni aphogh ghan mem mọ ookpaạny phọ amhiigha bọ loor ratooghị otu iiḅereghị phọ pạ uḍien phọ. Uḍien phọ ophọn phọ akparamhị ni Ezekiel, kụ itughemhị iyira ilọ olhom ogheelhom asiigbu phọ aZihova ilọ iserereẹny iiseeny. (Ezek. 40:1-4; 43:10-12) Yira kẹn romooghọm aani ghan ni suọ mem dị yira olhọgh mem otuughạ oḅilhẹ ogbirima ilọ araraạr ibooghiạn phọ edi bọ Ekpo Onhụ phọ Enhaạn.

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Maintain Joy in Times of Trouble

¹ Proverbs 24:10 acknowledges: “Have you shown yourself discouraged in the day of distress? Your power will be scanty.” Another proverb says: “Because of the pain of the heart there is a stricken spirit.” (Prov. 15:13) Some Christians have become disheartened to the point of discontinuing their personal Bible reading and their meditation on God’s Word. Their prayers have become perfunctory, and they may isolate themselves from fellow worshippers. Clearly, remaining in a state of dejection can be harmful.—Prov. 18:1, 14.

¹³ On the other hand, a positive perspective will help us to focus on aspects of our lives from which we can derive delight and joy. David wrote: “To do your will, O my God, I have delighted.” (Ps. 40:8) When matters go wrong in our lives, the last thing we should do is discontinue our healthy routine of worship. In fact, an antidote for sadness is to engage in activities that bring happiness. Jehovah tells us that we can find delight and happiness in reading his Word and in peering into it regularly. (Ps. 1:1, 2; Jas. 1:25) Both from the Holy Scriptures and from Christian meetings, we receive “pleasant sayings” that can buoy us up and make our hearts rejoice.—Prov. 12:25; 16:24.

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Asipuru Dị Abuẹn Robạl Ghan Bọ Rinyạ Phọ Ayira Opuru

Proverbs 24:16 eḅẹm mọ: “Oye elhiom eḍighinhom iyaạr eeni kameel li oḍual amem, kụ odị kaḅilhẹ ni aḅetenhu.” Eḍighi ni edị esi phọ isiẹn phọ rekaạph ghan ilọ oye dị aḍighi kụ aḅilhẹ aḍighi ikarạph kuolọ Enhaạn rasạr ghan kawilhenhaạn ḍughụm?

Okạr oghaạph, ipẹ kụ i/dị ekpịgh phọ epẹ phọ rekaạph ghan. Kparipẹ ghụn, remạ ghan oye dị rameel ghan loor iiḅaghamhị obobọ aḍikparamhinheẹn adọl dị i/gbạ ghan mem omheelhom kụ aḅilhẹ ni aḅetenhu.

Oomo phọ iphẹn phọ eḍeenhaan mọ aProverbs 24:16 re/kaạph ghan ilọ omheel esi ikarạph kuolọ rekaạph ghan mọ abugey awe kotue ni osomhan ḍikparamhinheẹn r’iiḅaghamhị. Siẹn okarạph aḅirinhi phọ ophọn, abugey awe otue ni omeel e”moon obobọ osomhan inhọn iiḅaghamhị. Abuọ itooghị phọ otue kẹn ni okpuuroghọm nyodị loor emhụ omheeraam mọ odị. Kuolọ odị atue ni aḍuom olhoghi Enhaạn obakị odị ḅilhẹ r’olhoghonhaạn odị ḍighaạgh okpạr opu. Ḅilhẹ kẹn, nạ atue ni agbiom olhoghi anạ idị Enhaạn alhoghonhaạn rebenhẹ odị ḍighaạgh igbaạny. Esi iduọn phọ, nạ atue ni akuphom owol mọ “aZihova rapẹl ghan ni bulọ odi esi iiḅaghamhị, odị rapoophe ghan bulọ omheel.”—Ps. 41:1-3; 145:14-19.

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Questions From Readers

In Bible times, if a man wanted to “build up [his] household,” or establish a family by getting married, he needed to ask himself, ‘Am I ready to care for and support a wife and any children we may later have?’ Before starting a family, he had work to do, caring for his fields or crops. Thus, Today’s English Version pointedly renders this verse: “Don’t build your house and establish a home until your fields are ready, and you are sure that you can earn a living.” Does the same principle apply today?

Yes. A man who wants to marry needs to prepare properly for that responsibility. If he is physically able, he will have to work. Of course, a man’s hard work in caring for his family should not be limited to physical matters. God’s Word indicates that a man who does not care for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of his family is worse than one without faith! (1 Tim. 5:8) Hence, in preparing for marriage and family life, a young man should ask himself such questions as these: ‘Am I reasonably prepared to provide materially for a family? Am I ready to be the spiritual head of a household? Will I fulfill the responsibility of conducting a regular Bible study with my wife and children?’ God’s Word certainly stresses those vital responsibilities.—Deut. 6:6-8; Eph. 6:4.

So a young man who seeks a wife should think carefully about the principle found at Proverbs 24:27. Likewise, a young woman does well to ask herself if she is prepared for the responsibilities of being a wife and mother. A young couple may ask similar questions when thinking about the possibility of raising children. (Luke 14:28) Living by such inspired guidance can help God’s people to avoid much heartache and to enjoy a rewarding family life.

AUGUST 4-10

ARUPHUA DỊ OSIGHẸ SIPHẸ EKPO-ONHỤ PHỌ ENHAẠN PROVERBS 25

Imạ Asinhị-iilhogh Ilọ Ikpo-onhụ Oḅạ Ghan

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Use the Power of Your Tongue for Good

⁶ The words of Proverbs 25:11 illustrate the importance of choosing the right time to speak: “Like apples of gold in silver carvings is a word spoken at the right time.” Golden apples by themselves would be beautiful. Placing them against the background of silver carvings would enhance their beauty. Similarly, carefully picking a suitable time to speak can make our speech more appealing and effective. How?

⁷ Our words may be just what our hearer truly needs, but unless we discern the best time to speak, their meaning could be lost. (Read Proverbs 15:23.) For example, in March 2011 an earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of eastern Japan, wiping out entire cities. More than 15,000 lost their lives. Although Jehovah’s Witnesses in the area suffered along with their neighbors, they took advantage of every opportunity to use the Bible to comfort those who were mourning. However, many of the local people have deep-rooted Buddhist beliefs and little or no knowledge of Bible teachings. Our brothers discerned that immediately following the tsunami was not necessarily the best time to tell the grief-stricken victims about the resurrection hope. Instead, they used their gift of speech to focus on giving emotional support and explaining from the Bible why such terrible things happen to innocent people.

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Use the Power of Your Tongue for Good

¹⁵ How we say something can be as important as what we say. When Jesus spoke in the synagogue of his hometown of Nazareth, the people were “amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth.” (Luke 4:22) Gracious speech appeals to the heart and in no way weakens the power of our tongue. In fact, graciousness can make our speech more persuasive. (Prov. 25:15) We can imitate Jesus’ gracious speech by being kind, courteous, and considerate of others’ feelings. Seeing the effort a crowd made to hear him speak, Jesus was moved with pity and “started to teach them many things.” (Mark 6:34) Even when he was being insulted, Jesus did not resort to harsh speech.—1 Pet. 2:23.

¹⁶ Speaking with mildness and tact can be a challenge when our listener is someone whom we know very well. We might feel at liberty to be very frank. That can be true whether we speak with a family member or a close friend in the congregation. Did Jesus feel that his close relationship with his disciples granted him liberty to speak harshly to them? Not at all! When his closest followers continued to argue over who was greater, Jesus corrected them with kind words and an illustration of a young child. (Mark 9:33-37) Elders can imitate Jesus’ example by giving counsel “in a spirit of mildness.”—Gal. 6:1.

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Incite to Love And Fine Works—How?

⁸ In serving our God, all of us may incite one another by example. Jesus certainly incited his listeners. He loved the work of the Christian ministry and exalted the ministry. He said it was like food for him. (John 4:34; Romans 11:13) Such enthusiasm can be infectious. Can you likewise let your joy in the ministry show? While carefully avoiding a boastful tone, share your good experiences with others in the congregation. When you invite others to work with you, see if you can help them find genuine pleasure in talking to others about our Grand Creator, Jehovah.—Proverbs 25:25.

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“I/peghom Ghan Ephegh Moọny Eepoogh Lọ Nyina Emoọgh”

³ Enhọn iyaạr edi ni dị rele aani ghan mem mọ ayira. Yira u/gona loor, yira otue ni osighẹ mem dị yira muḍuraan otuman aZihova bịn oḍighinhom raraạr dị obọ i/beeph ni. Esi omaạm, oghaạph ilọ ozaamhiạn aloor. Oomo ayira rokelhọm ghan ni mem dị yira omhoọgh mem ozaamhiạn aloor. Kuolọ ozaamhiạn aloor dị amhoon ni katue ni ale muboom amem ayira, bịn amem osighẹ ooseenyom aZihova ke/bụgh mun. Ewa mọ areephegh ozaamhiạn aloor phọ ayira emhoọgh ghan ni okụ.—Prov. 25:27; 1 Tim. 4:8.

AUGUST 11-17

ARUPHUA DỊ OSIGHẸ SIPHẸ EKPO-ONHỤ PHỌ ENHAẠN PROVERBS 26

Ka/tuman “Uwelologhi”

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Rain

Seasons. The two primary seasons in the Promised Land, summer and winter, can rather accurately be viewed as the dry season and the rainy season. (Compare Ps 32:4; Ca 2:11, ftn.) From about mid-April to mid-October very little rain falls. Rain is rare in this period during which the harvest takes place. Proverbs 26:1 shows that rain at harvesttime was considered quite out of place. (Compare 1Sa 12:17-19.) During the rainy season the rain is not constant; it alternates with clear days. Since this is also the cold period, exposure to the rain is very chilling. (Ezr 10:9, 13) Therefore, a comfortable shelter is most appreciated.—Isa 4:6; 25:4; 32:2; Job 24:8.

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Discipline Yields Peaceable Fruit

¹² With some persons more drastic measures may be necessary, as Proverbs 26:3 indicates: “A whip is for the horse, a bridle is for the ass, and the rod is for the back of stupid people.” At times Jehovah let his nation of Israel be subdued by the troubles they brought upon themselves: “They had behaved rebelliously against the sayings of God; and the counsel of the Most High they had disrespected. So with trouble he proceeded to subdue their heart; they stumbled, and there was no one helping. And they began calling to Jehovah for help in their distress; out of the stresses upon them he as usual saved them.” (Psalm 107:11-13) Some stupid ones, however, harden themselves beyond the reach of any kind of healing discipline: “A man repeatedly reproved but making his neck hard will suddenly be broken, and that without healing.”—Proverbs 29:1.

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Lame, Lameness

Proverbial usage. “As one that is mutilating his feet [which would make him lame], as one that is drinking mere violence, is he that is thrusting matters into the hand of someone stupid,” said wise King Solomon. Truly, the man employing a stupid person to handle any project for him is doing crippling violence to his own interests. He is certain to see his proposed work collapse, with damage to himself.—Pr 26:6.

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w23.09 19 ¶18

Eegharạ Oyoghoyoghọ Kụ Eḍighi Inyaạm Anạ

¹⁸ Ilọ eegholhaan eegholhaan k’/oomo awe kụ komeeraam ipẹ yira rokaạph bọ. Kuolọ oghaạph eyoghoyoghọ eten r’olhọgh eegu ketue ni elọgh ḍighaạgh. (Bạl Kolosị 4:6.) Oghaaphạn abunhọn ilọ omheeraam mọ ayira ekịgh idiphọ amem dị yira rotoph bọl k’ongọ oye. Yira kotue ni omiigha loor kụ otoph bọl phọ obobọ kotue ni otoph r’inyaạm. Kuolọ yira omhiigha loor kụ oroph, kedughanhaan ni oye phọ okoph. Eniin phọ eten phọ, yira oghaaphạn bunhọn eyoghoyoghọ eten ḅilhẹ r’olhọgh eegu, pọ kedughanhaan ni we olher arurụ ongọ ipẹ yira rokaạph bọ. Toroboiperolbọ, eḍighi maạr dị yira omhiịn mọ oye phọ rawạ bịn ogbakiạn, pọ kewạ mọ owilhẹ raghaạph phọ. (Prov. 26:4) Kuolọ eeni ogbogh opol ko/megheron eten phọ epẹ phọ. Ibadị kowạ ni onhaghạn ipẹ yira rowạ bọ oghaạph phọ.

AUGUST 18-24

ARUPHUA DỊ OSIGHẸ SIPHẸ EKPO-ONHỤ PHỌ ENHAẠN PROVERBS 27

Asuọ Omhoọgh Abugey Arighirị

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AZihova Amaghamhị Ni Maạr Rebenhẹ Phọ Odị Osooromhi Bọ Loor

¹² Oye dị asooromhi loor rasighẹ ghan oroma kamhaghamhị maạr. Esi omaạm: Oḅẹm mọ nạ masi otu ituughạ, akaaphạn ibadị abumor r’abumarani, kụ oniin amhiigha loor amhạgh nyinhạ atenhom ogbạl kụ aḅenhị nyinhạ mọ ekpereghiom eedoony eparariạn olhaạy anạ. Iikia i/lo, umugholoor kasiph ni nyinhạ. Kuolọ olhoghi anạ ka/ḅaạl esi iduọn odị aḍighi bọ idị nạ alhegheri ḍughụm? Ogbạ agey, nạ kaatughiạn ni mọ saị, ḅẹm loor mọ oye anhuụn ni uḅenhị imhị! Iniin phọ kẹn ni, r’osooromhi aloor osereghiạn ghan oye lọ aḍeenhaan akpọ oḅio kụ ungọ ayira oroma ilọ iyaạr dị yira oḍighi dị i/nighẹ. Osighẹ oye phọ idiphọ oyaghirị, ka/mulhọgh ḍien.—Bạl Proverbs 27:5, 6; Gal. 4:16.

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Neighbor

However, faith and trust in a companion, and the advisability of calling on such a person in time of need are counseled in the Proverbs: “Do not leave your own companion or the companion of your father, and do not enter the house of your own brother on the day of your disaster. Better is a neighbor [sha·khenʹ] that is near than a brother that is far away.” (Pr 27:10) Here the writer seems to be saying that a close family friend is one to be valued and should be looked to for help rather than even so close a relative as a brother, if that brother is far away, because he may not be as ready or at least not in as favorable a position to render help as the family companion.

w23.09 10 ¶7

Iḍoọgh—Eeghe Odọ Aghuḍum Kụ Edị Nyinha Rewạ?

⁷ Eniin iyaạr dị yira otuughạ esi okarạph osopha phọ aJehoash pọ, yira osaḅạr ghan bugey arighirị— righirị dị ophomhoghiạn aZihova kụ rowạ ghan oḍighi idị olhoghi odị kaḅaạl. Ko/ginha oki ayira bịn kụ edị yira kotue oḍigh righirị. Ka/bulha mọ aJehoash r’aJehoiada uḍighi ni righirị ghalhamọ r’iduọn bidị u/ḍighi bọ oki. Etigheri odọ phọ arighirị phọ nạ asaḅạr bọ, puruan loor anạ mọ: ‘Bidị kotue ni ulhoghonhaạn imhị ḍighaạgh okparamhị omheeraam mọ amhị esi aZihova? Bidị ruroma ghan ni imhị odạph asiigbu phọ Enhaạn? Bidị rokaạph ghan ni ilọ aZihova r’igey phọ? Bidị olọgh ni eegu siigbu phọ Enhaạn? Bidị ruulemhi ghan ni imhị mem dị mị apiomạn obobọ ruḅenhị ghan imhị idị mị rawạ onhaghạn bịn?’ (Prov. 27:5, 6, 17) Okạr oghaạph, oyaghirị dị aZihova u/pomoghiạn pọ o/mhoọgh maạr oḍighinhom. Kuolọ nạ amhoọgh righirị dị ophomhoghiạn aZihova, pọ ḅạr bidị—bidị kokạr kụ olhoghonhaạn nyinhạ ḍighaạgh!—Prov. 13:20.

Imạ Araraạr Dị Edi Baibul

w24.06 22 ¶9

Legheri Mọ AZihova Kụ “Enhaạn Phọ Edi Ghan Bọ”

⁹ Mem dị yira omhiịn aZihova idiphọ oye dị odi ghan, kilhoghonhaạn iyira ḍighaạgh omhiịn iiḅaghamhị phọ ayira eten dị eeleeny. Ika? Keḍighi idị yira komiịn iiḅaghamhị phọ ayira idiphọ eepoogh dị aZihova amhoọgh osighẹ ophagharanhaạm aSetan. Eru aḅẹm mọ mem dị yira omhoọgh iiḅaghamhị, yira kobilhẹ ni okumu aZihova. (Job 1:10, 11; bạl Proverbs 27:11.) Esi iduọn phọ, mem dị yira oḅạr aZihova etigheri iiḅaghamhị dị yira osoman, reḍeenhaan ghan mọ yira opomhoghiạn ni aZihova ḅilhẹ mọ Eru phọ ogbaạm okpẹ. Kụ iḍighi kụ, eḍighi maạr dị nạ amhoọgh iiḅaghamhị ikpoki, obobọ abuọ itooghị phọ osophoghom rukumuan phọ nạ rangọ bọ aZihova, obobọ nạ odi ekpisi dị awe ro/naghạn iiḅi iinhaghạn phọ, obobọ nạ asoman inhọn iiḅaghamhị, legheri mọ adọl phọ anạ mengọ nyinhạ eepoogh oḍighi idị olhoghi aZihova kaḅaạl. Ka/bulha kẹn mọ odị ka/meera mọ odẹgh ophogh dị apel nyinhạ ateẹny nyinhạ. (1 Kọr. 10:13) Odị kangọ ni nyinhạ inyaạm pidị nạ atue akparạm.

AUGUST 25-31

ARUPHUA DỊ OSIGHẸ SIPHẸ EKPO-ONHỤ PHỌ ENHAẠN PROVERBS 28

Ogbaranhaạn Dị Odi Igbo Okarạph Oye R’oye Elhiom Eḍighinhom Iyaar

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Do You Follow Jehovah Fully?

“THE righteous are like a young lion that is confident.” (Proverbs 28:1) They exercise faith, confidently rely on God’s Word, and boldly go forward in Jehovah’s service in the face of any danger.

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Understanding

Those turning from the Source. The person who turns to transgression begins to discount God as a factor to be considered when making decisions and plans. (Job 34:27) Such a person allows his heart to blind him to the wrongness of his ways and he loses insight. (Ps 36:1-4) Even if claiming to worship God, he puts men’s precepts above God’s; he prefers them. (Isa 29:13, 14) He rationalizes and excuses his loose conduct as mere “sport” (Pr 10:23) and becomes perverted, brutish, stupid in his reasoning, to the extreme of assuming that the invisible God does not see or discern his wrongdoing, as though God’s powers of perception had failed. (Ps 94:4-10; Isa 29:15, 16; Jer 10:21) By his course and actions he says, in effect, “There is no Jehovah” (Ps 14:1-3) and leaves him ‘out of the picture.’ Not being guided by divine principles, he cannot judge matters correctly, see the issues clearly, evaluate the factors involved, and arrive at right decisions.—Pr 28:5.

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Integrity

Such an integrity-keeping course is possible, not by the individual’s personal moral strength, but only through deep faith and trust in Jehovah and His saving power. (Ps 25:21) God’s promise is that he will be a “shield” and “stronghold,” guarding the way of those walking in integrity. (Pr 2:6-8; 10:29; Ps 41:12) Their constant concern for gaining Jehovah’s approval brings stability to their lives, enabling them to follow a straight course to their goal. (Ps 26:1-3; Pr 11:5; 28:18) Though, as Job perplexedly observed, the blameless may suffer because of the rule of the wicked and may die along with the wicked, Jehovah assures that he is aware of the life of the faultless person and guarantees that such a person’s inheritance will continue, his future will be peaceful, and he will come into the possession of good. (Job 9:20-22; Ps 37:18, 19, 37; 84:11; Pr 28:10) As in Job’s case, it is being a man of integrity, rather than one’s wealth, that makes one a person of genuine worth, meriting respect. (Pr 19:1; 28:6) Children privileged to have such a person for a parent are to be counted happy (Pr 20:7), receiving a splendid legacy in their father’s life example, enjoying a share in his good name and the respect he gained.

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w24.07 19 ¶19

Gona Loor Esi Odẹgh Ophogh Oḍighi Ikarạph

¹⁹ Ika kụ edị yira kotue okpạr opu igbagarạ inyuughiom oḅulha oḍighi ikarạph araraạr dị yira mokpạr opu epẹ omhạn? Esi odaphạn ghan oroma phọ aZizọs angọ bọ dị egbolhomaam odẹgh ophogh. Odị aḅẹm mọ: “Igon ghan.” Ghalhamọ r’amem dị nạ aatughiạn ni mọ nạ makpạr apu, bịn ewạ ni mọ kiọm ni ghisigh agbalhaghạ sidọl dị ketue erorori nyinhạ elọgh esi odẹgh ophogh. (1 Kọr. 10:12) Kiọm ni ghisigh aḍighi ghan raraạr phọ ipẹ elhoghonhaạn bọ nyinhạ ḍighaạgh okpạr opu ekarạph eegharạ phọ. Proverbs 28:14 eḅẹm mọ: “Oye dị agon ghan oomo amem ramoọgh ghan oḅaạl olhoghi.”—2 Pit. 3:14.