2. Not Walking With God
Proverbs 28:6 Better a poor man whose walk
is blameless than a rich man whose ways are
perverse.
3. Not Being at Peace with Yourself:
Taking Yourself Too Seriously
Proverbs 14:30 A heart at peace gives life
to the body, but envy rots the bones.
4. Talking Negatively about Your Spouse
Proverbs 11:29 He who brings trouble on his
family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be
servant to the wise.
5. Being Unteachable and Reckless
Proverbs 1:25-27 since you ignored all my
advice and would not accept my rebuke, I in
turn will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when
calamity overtakes you— when calamity
overtakes you like a storm, when disaster
sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress
and trouble overwhelm you.
6. Meddling in Other People’s Business
Proverbs 26:17 Like one who seizes a dog by
the ears is a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel
not his own.
7. Psyching People Out for the Selfish
Interest
Proverbs 3:29 Do not plot harm against your
neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.
8. Being a One-Up Person
Proverbs. 10:32 The lips of the righteous know
what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked only
what is perverse.