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Saying / Proverb★★★★

There are many kinds of carelessness. Carelessness of person and appearance is clownish carelessness. Carelessness of health, or morals, is suicidal carelessness. Carelessness of our own things, is slovenly carelessness. Carelessness in penmanship, is vexatious carelessness. Carelessness of manners, is impudent carelessness. Carelessness of our minds, is brutish carelessness. Carelessness, domestic, is heathenish carelessness. But carelessness of spirit, requires all bad names united in one, for a suitable appellation.

The point

Carelessness ranges from personal to domestic to spiritual; spiritual carelessness is the worst as it encompasses all others.

Scripture
Audience
Adults
Tone
Serious · Convicting
To tell aloud
under a minute · 69 words
Subjects
CharacterCareDiligenceSpiritual VigilanceCarelessness

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