“Poverty and shame will come to him who neglects discipline, But he who regards reproof will be honored.” Proverbs 13:18 (NASB95).

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.

Discipline is oft-mentioned, yet frequently disconnected from one area: economics.

The Scripture teaches that poverty and shame come to the one who neglects discipline. This is one to whom discipline is available and accessible, but the person refuses or neglects that discipline. To state it differently, the person refuses to incline his ear to the purpose filled love the discipline directs him toward. He sees it solely as something punitive as opposed to being transformational, shaping the heart and mind in the God-honoring direction.

As a result, poverty and shame becomes his portion.