# 52 Business Adages Considered Biblically This Substack is free. If you want to receive notifications of new posts and comments, then subscribe with your email; otherwise, click "Free Access" below, and you can go directly to the adages. Page: Feed: --- ## [Commentary 46: You Reap What You Sow](https://adages.substack.com/p/commentary-46-you-reap-what-you-sow) _2025-02-12 · Mike Smock_ Did Joseph act ethically and fairly in his dealings with the famine-stricken Egyptians? ## [Preface](https://adages.substack.com/p/preface) _2024-08-02 · Mike Smock_ Mike Smock + Mike Winter ## [Introduction](https://adages.substack.com/p/introduction) _2024-08-01 · Mike Smock_ You will not agree with all of the adages in this book. In fact, some may provoke or even anger you. ## [Commentary 41: Be The Lion](https://adages.substack.com/p/commentary-adage-41-be-the-lion) _2024-08-01 · Mike Smock_ How to convert a secular enterprise into a platform for the great commission. ## [Do Not Take Money From Strangers](https://adages.substack.com/p/do-not-take-money-from-strangers) _2024-08-01 · Mike Smock_ This adage is in the same category as never taking candy from a stranger. ## [Commentary 02: Do Not Take Money From Strangers](https://adages.substack.com/p/do-not-take-money-from-strangers-2ca) _2024-07-29 · Mike Smock_ We often encounter resistance to this adage... ## [Do Not Get Big Fast](https://adages.substack.com/p/do-not-get-big-fast) _2024-07-08 · Mike Smock_ Avoid large scale. Small-scale, local enterprises are preferable to large-scale, global enterprises. ## [Don't Be a Wet Nurse](https://adages.substack.com/p/dont-be-a-wet-nurse) _2024-07-08 · Mike Smock_ Over the past 50 years, there has been an increasing focus on the individual at the expense of the team ## [Go with God](https://adages.substack.com/p/go-with-god) _2024-07-08 · Mike Smock_ Pray. There comes a time when you need to throw away the spreadsheets, silence the advisors, tear up the plan, and go with God. ## [Get Off the Bench](https://adages.substack.com/p/get-off-the-bench) _2024-07-08 · Mike Smock_ Get on the field. Play the game. ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7fTdlS7jMnuV) _2024-07-08 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [Warriors Lead the Way](https://adages.substack.com/p/warriors-lead-the-way) _2024-07-08 · Mike Smock_ Remove all technocrats from the line of fire. ## [Do Not Nurture](https://adages.substack.com/p/do-not-nurture) _2024-07-08 · Mike Smock_ You nurture babies and prize-winning orchids. ## [Greed Is Not Good](https://adages.substack.com/p/greed-is-not-good) _2024-07-08 · Mike Smock_ Fairly distribute the wealth. ## [Be Like Job](https://adages.substack.com/p/be-like-job) _2024-07-08 · Mike Smock_ Stay in the game. When you do fail, do not give up. ## [You Reap What You Sow](https://adages.substack.com/p/you-reap-what-you-sow) _2024-07-08_ Business negotiations are not spot transactions. ## [Choose a Side](https://adages.substack.com/p/choose-a-side) _2024-07-08 · Mike Smock_ Or one will be chosen for you. ## [Respect the Command](https://adages.substack.com/p/respect-the-command) _2024-07-08 · Mike Smock_ Subordinates should not mindlessly obey their superiors. ## [Be a Benevolent Dictator](https://adages.substack.com/p/be-a-benevolent-dictator) _2024-07-08 · Mike Smock_ There is nothing inherently bad about benevolent dictatorships. ## [Be the Lion](https://adages.substack.com/p/be-the-lion) _2024-07-08 · Mike Smock_ There comes a time in the life of all start-ups, and small to medium-sized enterprises that requires the founder to act courageously and decisively. ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DT6tyx702h8w) _2024-07-08 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [Stay Off the Radar Screen](https://adages.substack.com/p/stay-off-the-radar-screen) _2024-07-08 · Mike Smock_ There are few good reasons for an enterprise to seek high levels of visibility.