Healthy ways of living

In the book of Proverbs, chapter 6, we find all sorts of warnings.  Or, as I like to call them, healthy ways of living.

The first deals with promises.  Do not promise something that you aren't able to do.  Also, do not promise to be responsible for someone else's debts.  Both are like an animal getting trapped.

Next is laziness.  Are ants lazy?  Just take on look at an ant hill and you'll know the answer is no.

Lying is next.  It is one of the things God hates.  Lying does nothing but stir up trouble in the end.  It is always better to be truthful, even if it hurts.

The last half of the chapter deals again with adultry.  The best verse is 26: "A man can hire a prostitute for the price of a loaf of bread, but adultry will cost him all he has."  Take one look at those who have cheated on their spouse, and you know they've lost much more than gained for the small affair they had.