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False Scales, Unequal Judgment (Proverbs 20)

with Ron Deal | June 5, 2023
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That's convicting but it's true! I judge others more harshly, but give myself the benefit of the doubt. My wife is disrespectful because of how she talked to me, but my tone wasn't disrespectful because I was trying to help her. My child is disobedient when he “forgot” to take out the trash, but I was going to do it—I just forgot. Proverbs 20 says, “Using dishonest scales to cheat someone out of money—and I might add, out of a fair judgment—is wrong. It's time we check our scales.

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  • That's convicting but it's true! I judge others more harshly, but give myself the benefit of the doubt. My wife is disrespectful because of how she talked to me, but my tone wasn't disrespectful because I was trying to help her. My child is disobedient when he “forgot” to take out the trash, but I was going to do it—I just forgot. Proverbs 20 says, “Using dishonest scales to cheat someone out of money—and I might add, out of a fair judgment—is wrong. It's time we check our scales.

  • Ron Deal

    Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.

Have you ever noticed: we judge ourselves on our intentions; we judge others on their actions?

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False Scales, Unequal Judgment (Proverbs 20)

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June 05, 2023
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Ron: Have you ever noticed: we judge ourselves on our intentions; we judge others on their actions?

Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.

Ron: Oh, that’s convicting but it’s true! I judge others more harshly, but give myself the benefit of the doubt because I know what I’m trying to do. I have good intentions. My wife is disrespectful because of how she talked to me, but my tone wasn’t disrespectful because I was trying to help her. My child is disobedient when he “forgot” to take out the trash, but I was going to do it—I just forgot.

Proverbs 20 says, “Using dishonest scales to cheat someone out of money—and I might add, out of a fair judgment—is wrong. It’s time we check our scales. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.

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