September 29
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Today in our Inspired Leadership Minute I want us to look at Proverbs 16:28: “A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.”
In this proverb, Solomon is warning about two dangerous kinds of people. The first is the dishonest person who, through lies, creates conflict. The second dangerous person is the gossip who seeks to create division between people. So one person creates conflict through their lies, and the second person uses gossip to pit one person against another.
Is it any wonder why Solomon warned about these two dangerous kinds of people? We are still surrounded by them today!
A wise leader will be on the lookout for someone who spins the truth or tells outright lies to create trouble in an organization.
The second person the wise leader needs to be on the lookout for is the gossip who seeks to spread cruel and hateful information for the purpose of causing division.
Both the dishonest man who creates trouble and the gossip can bring leaders and organizations down. Watch out for them!
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