Discernment and Distance: Biblical Wisdom for Handling Toxic Individuals

  • “Even if you pound fools to powder like grain in a bowl, you will never force the foolishness out of them” Proverbs 27:22
  • “Liars hate the people they hurt, and false praise can hurt people” Proverbs 26:28
  • “They hide their evil plans with nice words, but in the end, everyone will see the evil they do” Proverbs 26:26
  • “What they say sounds good, but don’t trust them, They are full of evil ideas” Proverbs 26:25
  • Good words that hide an evil heart are like silver paint over a cheap, clay pot” Proverbs 26:24
  • “There is no good way to answer fools when they say something stupid. If you answer them, then you, too, will look like a fool, Proverbs 26:4-5
  • Never depend on a liar in times of trouble. Its like chewing with a bad tooth or walking with a crippled foot” Provers 25:19
  • “Fools cannot understand wisdom. They have nothing to say when people are discussing important things” Proverbs 24:7
  • “Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered or you may learn their ways.” Proverbs 22:24
  • “Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife, quarrels and insults are ended” Proverbs 22:10
  • • “Don’t be fooled, bad friends will ruin good habits” Corinthians 15:33

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