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the Counsels of Experience. Pro 3:27-35 ; Pro 4:1-9 Here are many duties! Be generous! Of course we must discriminate- to whom it is due; and we must be prudent- when it is in the power of thine hand , Pro 3:27 . Moreover, be prompt , Pro 3:28 . Don’t stir up strife or take a mean advantage , Pro 3:29-30 . In the presence of the prosperity of the violent and evil man, repress envy and recall Psa 37:1-40 . The word translated secret in Pro 3:32 should be rendered “friendship.” See Psa 25:14 . Remember that Jesus calls us into this sacred inner circle, Joh 15:15 . Count on God blessing your home-life, Pro 3:33 . Be lowly and claim your great inheritance, Pro 3:34-35 . See Mat 5:3 . We are next admitted into an ancient Hebrew home, Pro 4:1-9 . We can hear the old patriarch advising his son, with deep and fond anxiety, that he should make the best of his life. What a difference would come over the land if fathers spoke more often like this! But to speak thus needs a background of noble living.