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  • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟗:𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞: 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞...

    𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟗:𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞: 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞...
    Jun 18 2025
    Tough love works, directly and indirectly. When you punish a scorner, it should shut his rebel mouth, and you also send a warning to foolish onlookers thinking about rebellion.Wise men only need reproof, and they grow in knowledge. Much good can be done by tough love, which is the correct punishment or reproof of those needing it (Pr 21:11).This generation calls for gentle treatment of rebel children and youth, criminals, and even prisoners of war. America is more effeminate than pubescent girls. Most churches now teach that coddling is the best and effective treatment for sinning church members.Reproof, rebuke, and judgment must be restored in God’s house and elsewhere (Is 58:1; Jer 4:1-10; II Tim 4:3-4; Tit 2:15; I Cor 5:1-5). Pray for holy men like Elijah, John the Baptist, and Paul to rise up and blast the trumpet of God’s word against sin and sinners.Accepting this foolish generation’s perverse education, you will believe only kindness or reason should be used with a scorner, not force or punishment. They say pain is not a deterrent. But you must trust God’s word and hate every false idea of man (Ps 119:128). Sufficient pain will stop offenders, and this proverb teaches it will warn others also.When Jesus preached, common people rejoiced to grow in knowledge (Mark 12:37; Luke 13:17; 19:48; 21:38). But scorners had their mouths shut and feared asking Him more questions (Luke 13:17; 20:40). Israel had not heard such a preacher in a long time, for their politically correct, effeminate, and refined teachers were a disgrace (Mat 7:28-29).Publicly punishing scorners has side benefits. God required rebellious youth in Israel to be stoned, with an obvious effect on teenagers witnessing it (Deut 21:18-21). Paul wrote Timothy, “Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear” (I Tim 5:20). Paul’s rule primarily applies to sinning elders, but it also confirms the proverb’s lesson for all.Making a public example is wisdom. This can be in the church, the home, the school, the office, the military, or for the benefit of the nation. When a ringleader is taken down and punished, even stupid followers get a clear message that could not be communicated by mere words. Especially those in authority over a group must maintain their rule this way.Parents, if you must discipline a child, do it before the whole family for the other children’s benefit. If this is done consistently with the oldest child, the younger will grow up to respect and obey you. If governments learned God’s wisdom, public punishments and executions would bring wide national benefits (Deut 17:8-13; 19:16-21; 21:18-21).Consider Bible examples. Stoning a man that scornfully picked up sticks on the Sabbath got Israel’s attention (Num 15:30-36). Stoning those who modified God’s worship was effective for the whole church (Deut 13:6-11). Ananias and Sapphira scorned the apostles of God and fell down dead to the revival of fear in Jerusalem’s church (Acts 5:1-11).When punishment is not executed speedily, both scorners and the simple get hardened in their ways to do evil (Ecc 8:11). If you have authority in a home, workplace, government, or church, it is your duty to practice this proverb for the punishment of scorners and warning of the simple. Wisdom and righteousness are exalted and spread by such actions.“A word to the wise is sufficient” is true. It means wise men need only a little reproof or warning to learn knowledge (Pr 1:5; 9:9). Punishment is not appropriate for these men. The rod and stripes would be too much. “A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool” (Pr 17:10). Wisdom is the ability to discern this difference.
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  • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟖:𝟐𝟏 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞: 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭 ...

    𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟖:𝟐𝟏 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞: 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭 ...
    Jun 17 2025
    Your speech will either help or hurt you (Pr 10:14; 12:14; 13:2-3; 18:6-7,23). If you are older, it already has! Many have ruined their lives by not ruling their mouths. Others have been honored for their kind and wise tongues. Your speech will bring either blessing or cursing from both God and men, in both time and eternity. Do you love good speech or bad speech? Your future will be impacted heavily by your choice and habit.A tongue can kill or save others’ lives. A false witness can cause the death of an innocent man, or a comforter can restore a dejected man by an uplifting word. A slanderer can kill the reputation of a good man, or a wise counselor can guide a young man through the dangers of youth. A seducing woman can ruin a man’s life, or a godly mother can teach her children the truth. Speech definitely affects others, but that is not the lesson here.The tongue also affects speakers. The death and life in the power of the tongue are the effects of your speech on yourself. You learn this by the second clause, which teaches that those loving their use of the tongue will eat either the fruit of death or life. You also know this by the context, for the previous proverb reads, “A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled” (Pr 18:20).Consider the love of speech, which is a key in this proverb. Even evil men can say good things when it is to their greedy purposes to do so, and good men slip from time to time and say things they should not (Pr 23:6-8; Eccl 10:1). But only good men truly love good speech, and only evil men truly love evil speech. The law of the proverb is based on what kind of speech you love – the speech you commit your heart, mouth, and habits toward.When you see a man failing in life, he likely did not rule his tongue. You can see the failure in his marriage(s), with his children, and in his profession. Criticism and harshness cost him affection. Exaggerations and extreme words cost him trust. Complaining and whining cost him influence. Arrogance and disrespect of authority cost him promotions. Too many words cost him listeners. Backbiting and talebearing cost him respect. Foolishness and jesting cost him honor. Unkept promises made him a liar. He is ruined.He committed suicide with his tongue! He ate the fruit of death! He used the power of his tongue to his own destruction. He would not rule his spirit or teach his tongue wisdom (Pr 16:23; 25:28). Therefore, both God and men punished him for his verbal folly. God turned to be his enemy, and men avoided him and cut him out of their friendships and profitable endeavors. He used the power of his tongue to his own destruction and death.Other men rise like cream to the top, because they rule their speech. They limit words (Pr 10:19; 17:27-28). They use gentleness rather than bluster (Pr 15:1; 25:15). They speak only the certain words of truth (Pr 22:17-21). They never talk against a man not present (Pr 16:28; 26:20-22). They study and think before speaking (Pr 15:28). They are always thankful. They seldom speak up unless asked (Pr 18:13; 29:11; Jas 1:19). Their gracious speech wins the hearts of men and women – they are soon friends with the king (Pr 16:13; 22:11). They are a tree of life to others and to themselves (Pr 10:11; 13:3; 15:4).When a woman is a failure, she likely did not rule her tongue. Harsh and critical speech, nagging reminders, snotty retorts, or constant suggestions destroyed her husband’s affection – she killed her marriage. Her children cannot wait to get out of the house, because the overbearing and continual criticism is too much to bear. She is odious! She has no friends, because everyone hates an odious woman. She committed marital, domestic, and social suicide with her tongue. She ate the fruit of death. She is dead.
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  • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟕:𝟒 𝐀 𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬; 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞.

    𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟕:𝟒 𝐀 𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬; 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞.
    Jun 16 2025
    Listening to lies and sinful ideas makes you as wrong as those speaking. Can this be true? Consider this proverb closely, for it is easy to miss the powerful lesson of these words. Birds of a feather flock together, and the only way to redeem yourself is to reject fools!King Solomon often condemned false lips, naughty tongues, and an evil mouth (Pr 6:17; 10:18,31-32; 12:13,22; 18:6-7,22; 21:6; 24:2,28; 26:24,28). And he praised godly and gracious speech just as often (Pr 13:2; 15:23; 16:13; 18:20-21; 22:11; 24:26; 25:11).The valuable lesson of all these proverbs is simple: a person who cannot control his speech to speak righteously and wisely is a wicked person and a fool (Lu 6:45). A certain measure of a man’s character and heart is to hear him talk, for he will reveal himself.But notice, this proverb does not condemn false lips or a naughty tongue. It condemns the person who listens to such speech, and here you can learn much wisdom. To be truly holy and wise, you must avoid, reject, reprove, and eliminate foolish talkers and their words.It is easy to agree that certain speech is wicked. But if you listen to it, you are as wicked as those speaking it. The only reason to listen is a profane heart that enjoys it or fear of the consequences for standing up for godliness, truth, and wisdom. Wise men reject foolish talking and wicked speech, and they reject just as quickly those that talk that way. Sometimes these evil speakers will be your friends, which means you need new friends.Solomon taught that godliness and wisdom include guarding both tongue and ears. This proverb condemns the fault and folly of choosing to be around wicked speakers and their words, and he taught this elsewhere as well (Pr 14:7; 13:20; 19:27; 20:19; 25:23). David and Paul taught the same wisdom (Ps 101:3-8; Eph 5:3-11; Rom 1:32; Titus 1:10-11).This rule of wisdom even condemns an entire government as wicked, when the ruler listens to lies, for he has the power to end them (Pr 29:12). What does this say about parents who allow the words of a backbiter or tattler in their home? Foolish jokes of a jester? Testimony of only one in any matter? Disrespect of authority? Or exaggeration?What about music, television, the Internet, and other false and naughty content? Parents that allow entertainment for their children that they would not allow their children to say in public are hypocrites and horrible parents. God condemned the wicked nature of man as doing things he knows are wrong and taking pleasure in others doing them (Ro 1:32).When you are in the presence of a backbiter, you should stop them cold with an angry countenance (Pr 25:23). David, in his great desire for a holy life, purposed to cut off all slanderers and liars from his household (Ps 101:5-7). This should be your noble goal. If you are in any position of authority from parent to pastor, you must enforce this rule.A whisperer could do nothing, if told to shut up and go away. The backbiter would have clean teeth, if told to stop her sinning. The jester would stop joking, if hearers stared at him like he was crazy. The slanderer would be alone, if her evil surmisings and false accusations were rejected. The talebearer could only talk to himself, if he were denied.Men continue in their wicked speech only because they have an audience. But woe unto that man who listens to ungodly conversation, for he is revealing the same evil heart as the one speaking. Let each person called a Christian refuse to ever hear evil speech again!
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  • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟓:𝟏𝟖 𝐀 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐞: 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐞.

    𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟓:𝟏𝟖 𝐀 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐞: 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐞.
    Jun 14 2025
    Some men will fight at the drop of a hat. And they may drop it themselves. This fighting spirit is from man’s depraved nature inherited from Adam (Titus 3:3; Rom 1:29-31; 3:13-18). It is due to man’s pride and selfishness, which demand preeminence over others (Pr 13:10; Phil 2:3-4). It is caused by hasty anger from an impulsive spirit, which instantly reacts to discredit or dominate others and revenge any offence or wrong (Jas 4:1-5).A wrathful man gets angry quickly. At even slight provocations, he reacts immediately against the person that offended him. Of course, this often provokes the offending party to greater anger as well. What might have been solved easily or have simply disappeared becomes a major conflict. The wrathful man has stirred up a fight beyond what it would have been. His quick anger increases conflicts wherever he goes. He is a dangerous fool.However, a man that gets angry slowly can calm feelings and end fights. Rather than react with haste or violence, he gently and patiently absorbs the offences of aggressors and causes their fury to dissipate. It is impossible to fight with a pillow. If it takes two to fight, which it does, then the slow-to-anger person ends fights by calming the escalating emotions and attacks. His lack of anger appeases the conflict that briefly appeared.Angry men are fools, for they violate wisdom by emotional responses (Pr 14:17,29; Ec 7:8-9). They are dangerous to be around, because they start or intensify conflicts among men (Pr 17:14,19; 19:19; 29:22). You should avoid and reject such men, because they will corrupt your noble spirit that hates fighting (Pr 14:7; 22:24-25; I Cor 15:33).Wise men learn to rule their spirits and avoid getting angry (Pr 14:29; Jas 1:19-20). Solomon said such a man was greater than one who could defeat a city by himself (Pr 16:32). A glorious man will defer his anger and pass over the transgressions of others (Pr 19:11). He does not want to fight. Soft words work wonders with angry people (Pr 15:1).Jesus Christ taught that offering the other cheek was a godly response to provocation (Matt 5:38-42). He condemned anger without a righteous cause (Matt 5:21-26). The great ones in the kingdom of heaven are peacemakers, not fighters (Matt 5:9; Jas 3:17-18). They are the meek of the earth, and they rejoice to give in to others whenever possible.Hatred stirs up strife by anger; but love covers all the offences and sins that occur among men (Pr 10:12; I Pet 4:8). Jesus gave the ultimate example of being slow to anger during his outrageous trial and crucifixion (I Pet 2:19-23; Mark 15:5). Paul loved the Corinthians though they did not appreciate his sacrifices (II Cor 12:15). Are you like Jesus and Paul?
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  • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟒:𝟏𝟒 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬: 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝...

    𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟒:𝟏𝟒 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬: 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝...
    Jun 13 2025
    Reader, beware! Slipping spiritually in your heart is a subtle danger. It can happen easily and with little warning, but the consequences are terrible. God will pour out confusion and pain on you, agreeable and in proportion to your backsliding. But a good man, one who keeps his heart diligently, will have the continual feast of joy and peace in his heart.Forget a common idea of backsliding – leaving religion and returning to drugs, sex, or violence as a lifestyle. Satan wants you to think that is backsliding. Instead, keep the light of this proverb on your heart – the true source of backsliding. It is your heart that first slips away from the Lord, His word, His holiness, and your previous hatred of sin. Sin takes you from the inside out – in the heart – as James carefully explained (Jas 1:13-16).You must fear and hate this enemy. It can be as subtle as losing your first love, like at Ephesus (Rev 2:1-7). It also involves losing your spiritual joy, praying less, singing less, minding earthly things, and becoming spiritually dull. Of course, it also is allowing your heart to consider sins that you would have fervently despised before. Reader, how is your heart? Do you have a fervent zeal for spiritual things, or have you slipped into a routine?Solomon taught his son to diligently keep his heart, for out of it are the issues of life (Pr 4:23). Are you keeping your heart carefully? If you allow thinking contrary to the word of God, there will be hell to pay. The blessed LORD, and rightfully so, will bring severe chastening to bear, as He did on His people Israel over and over again. If you allow your heart to slip away from Him, He can give you horrible leanness of soul (Ps 106:13-15).But a good man, who lives faithfully with a pure heart, will have God’s peace and assurance in his soul that he pleases his Father. What a difference! Fervent obedience brings God’s blessing and confidence in your soul (Gal 6:4; Jas 1:25-27). Such men know they are righteous and appeal to it before God (Neh 5:19; Ps 18:20-27; Is 38:3). They go forward boldly, knowing they have a pure heart, which God will reward.The cure for backsliding is easy, by God’s grace. Jesus said, Remember from where you have fallen – repent – and do the first works (Rev 2:5). This three-step process will work. Remember the faith, joy, and peace you once had; repent of the sins of your heart or life that you have allowed; and repeat the same fervent actions you did in the beginning.Do not say with Governor Felix that you need a more convenient season (Acts 24:25). Today may be your last chance (Pr 29:1). Return to the LORD now and repent for any foolishness, slothfulness, or backsliding. He will forgive. Commit your heart fully to tear every idol and temptation out of your life to be holy once again. Prepare for a blessing.Backsliders are weak men; they are fearful men. The Holy Spirit is grieved and quenched in their lives, and they do not have the joyful confidence they once had. It is imperative that every man examine himself and repent, if he finds the least compromise in his heart. “Purify your hearts, ye double minded,” is what James would tell you (Jas 4:8).Believers are to exhort one another daily, so they are not hardened by the deceitfulness of sin and turn away from the living God (Heb 3:12-13). Saints need one another to provoke them to love and good works, lest they forsake their professions of faith (Heb 10:23-25). It is for this spiritual and life-saving purpose that believers assemble in congregations.Jesus Christ warned His disciples that abounding iniquity would cause the love of many to wax cold, and such a state of affairs must be more true of this generation than it was theirs (Matt 24:12). How is your heart? Hot, cold, or lukewarm? Beware (Rev 3:14-16)! The judgments and blessings of God are just and proportionate to the state of your heart.
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  • Proverbs 13:1 A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

    Proverbs 13:1 A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
    Jun 12 2025
    Measure your wisdom. Answer one question honestly. Do you like to be corrected by someone you know has faults himself? Solomon in Proverbs emphasized this mark of great men often (Pr 1:5; 8:17; 9:7-9; 12:1; 13:18; 15:5,12,31-32; 23:9; Psalm 32:8-9).Sons live with fathers and see their faults, ignorance, and sins. These sons, filled with the sinful folly of youth, do not like being told what to do by anyone, let alone this man they know also has faults. So they face a constant, difficult choice – to submit or to rebel.There is a God in heaven, and He has spoken: obey and honor your father. What is His cure for scornful sons? Capital punishment! Simple, appropriate, perfect! Tremble before God and your father (Pr 20:20; 30:17; Ex 21:15,17; Lev 20:9; Deut 21:18-21; 27:16).Young man, God chose one man out of two billion to be your father. He did not ask either of you about the matter. The relationship was by His choice, and He gave him the office of father and 20-40 years of wisdom and experience before you were even born.Authority in this world is imperfect. No father, husband, employer, or king is perfect. They make mistakes, and many of them. But it does not matter, for the office is to be feared, obeyed, reverenced, and trusted. This is the ordinance of God. Anyone debating it is a brute beast needing to be destroyed (II Peter 2:10-12; Jude 1:8-10; Romans 13:1-7).Why else should you listen to your father? Consider. Fathers are handpicked by God, have experience you do not have, are emotionally stable, are not on a testosterone high, love you protectively, value your future, have much more knowledge, have a charge from God, know about loss and pain from foolishness, and live and sleep with your mother!If you reject your father’s instruction, you are a scorner – one of the worst names in the Bible (Pr 15:12; 24:9). You are worse than a fool (Pr 12:1). You are an arrogant loser (Pr 26:12). You think yourself wise, but you are a brutish idiot (Pr 26:16; 21:24). You cause much of the world’s trouble, and the world is better when you are gone (Pr 22:10; 29:8).Of things young men must flee, the traits of the scorner are very important. God will not be mocked, and all scorners will be punished (Pr 15:10; 29:1; 19:25; 21:11; Is 29:20-21). So it is a rule of the godly man’s life to avoid even the seat of the scornful (Ps 1:1). All scorners should be marked, avoided, and despised as profane and dangerous criminals.Eli warned and rebuked his profane sons, Hophni and Phineas, but they did not hear their father’s instruction, for the LORD had already purposed to destroy them (I Sam 2:25). If you presume to reject the admonition of those the LORD sends, as a father or pastor, how far are you from similar, certain judgment (II Chron 36:16)? Rejecting the messengers God sends is truly rejecting Him (I Sam 8:7; Exodus 16:8; Luke 10:16). Beware!This rule of wisdom applies as well to all other offices of authority and instruction. Young woman, do you hear your father and mother’s instruction? Married woman, do you hear your husband’s requests? Employees, do you hear your employer’s instruction? You daily face a choice – will you hear and reverence instruction, or scornfully reject it?Men arrive in this world ignorant and foolish, and the great and kind God of heaven in wisdom provides parents, husbands, masters, pastors, and magistrates to teach and guide them through life. Without these teachers, the world would be chaos and anarchy. How do you receive their instruction? As a wise man, or a fool? Or even worse, as a scorner?How hard is it for you to receive the instruction, correction, warning, and rebuke of the man of God? You know he is a sinner as yourself, and you may see the weakness of his flesh. Yet he stands and speaks as an ambassador of the Blessed and Only Potentate, and disdain for him or his instruction will bring judgment (I Thess 5:12-13; Heb 13:7,17).
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  • Proverbs 12:20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.

    Proverbs 12:20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
    Jun 11 2025
    What a classic proverb! If you love unlocking dark sayings, here is your opportunity (Pr 1:6). The key to understanding the lesson is in the contrast between the two clauses. Those who imagine evil against others are liars and will be punished for it. Righteous men pursue peace with their words and advice, and God will bless them with happy lives.While context is often of little value in Proverbs – many of the verses stand alone, there is some direction for this proverb. Solomon exalted truth and condemned lying in the context (Pr 12:17-19,21-22). Therefore, “deceit” in this proverb is not self-deception of those that imagine evil, but the deceit that evil men plan and use against others. Men with sinful ambitions or envy against their neighbors will lie to cover their ideas or intentions.The contrast in many proverbs is very helpful in finding the ellipses. Those that imagine evil against others are contrasted to those that counsel peace. Some men have evil ambitions against their neighbors, but other men only desire their good and peace. While the one uses deceit to corrupt, steal, or hurt, the other uses truth to heal and strengthen. The reward to the former is sorrow and trouble, but the blessing to the righteous is joy.Is there a lesson? Lying originates in the human heart, where it begins with evil thoughts about other people. If you have bitter resentment or hateful envy toward others, it will corrupt your dealings with them. Instead of dealing honestly and truthfully with their best interests in mind, you will lie to them or about them to pursue your selfish intentions.The cure is to keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life (Pr 4:23). Jesus and James warned very clearly that all sins begin in the heart (Matt 12:34-37; 15:18-20; Jas 1:13-16). If you allow envy or strife in your heart toward others, it makes you completely vulnerable to confusion and every evil work of the devil (Jas 3:14-16).Is there another lesson? God loves and blesses peacemakers (Matt 5:9). If your words and advice to others are truth and peace, God will favor your life (Pr 15:23; I Pet 3:10-13). Opposite the hellish confusion and evil of strife and envy is the peace and righteousness of heavenly wisdom (Jas 3:17-18). The difference is very great. Counsel peace today!Differences between men are common. How will you deal with them? Will you forgive those who trespass against you (Pr 19:11; Matt 18:21-22)? If you have offended others, will you quickly seek reconciliation (Matt 5:23-26)? If you know of trouble between others, will you counsel them to peace and unity (Rom 14:17-19)? Counsel peace today!
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  • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟏 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡: 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫.

    𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟏 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡: 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫.
    Jun 10 2025
    Your eternal reward or punishment – heaven or hell – will far exceed any earthly reward or punishment. But God does repay the righteous and the wicked in this life also. The righteous should not despair that there is no reward for them now, and the wicked should not presume to think they can live today with impunity (Ps 27:13; I Pet 4:17-18).Solomon wanted your attention – Behold! You should soberly consider God’s dealings with men. He will repay men on earth for their actions. You are not hid from His eyes; you are not lost in the crowd. The righteous will be blessed; the wicked will be punished. There is a God in heaven; He loves virtue and hates sin; a man will reap what he sows.Both the righteous and wicked suffer adversity on earth – so that natural men cannot discern God’s love or hatred (Eccl 8:14; 9:1-3). However, the Bible reveals very great differences, which natural men cannot learn. God treats the righteous and the wicked very differently. Spiritual men know this: they understand His present and future dealings.God sends adversity in love to chasten and perfect the righteous (Pr 3:11-12; Ps 11:5; Amos 3:2; I Cor 11:32; Heb 12:5-17). His thoughts are only good toward them; He hears their prayers and gives them their desires (Ps 34:10-16; 37:4; 84:11). He blesses them with riches, or things better than riches, or both (Pr 15:16-17; 21:21; 22:4; I Tim 6:6).God sends prosperity in hatred to the wicked (Pr 1:32; Ps 17:14; 73:1-20). And He sends adversity as a warning of greater judgment to come. His thoughts are evil toward them; He does not hear their prayers; He laughs at their calamities (Pr 15:8; 28:9; 1:20-31). Their foolish joys will condemn them in the Day of Judgment (Ac 14:15-17; Ro 1:18-32).Right or wrong is a choice. The consequences or results of godly living are far superior to sinful living. Wisdom leads to internal happiness and satisfaction and external prosperity with long life (Pr 3:13-26; 10:22; 13:15; Ps 37:4; 84:11). Sin leads to grief, guilt, trouble, and death (Pr 3:33-35; 4:19; 5:7-14; 11:8; 13:15; 15:16; 24:20). The lesson is clear.The proverb and its interpretation are true (Pr 11:20; Ps 58:10-11). Will you believe it and live accordingly? Righteous reader, take comfort! Sinner, beware! Read this:“The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright” (Ps 11:4-7).Life is hard (Job 5:6-7), but eternity in heaven is better (Is 57:1-2). Righteous men are loved now and later; the wicked are despised now and later. Though God presently loves and blesses the righteous, eternity is still the best view of life for its far superior quality and duration (Ps 49:1-20; 73:1-28; I Cor 15:19; II Cor 4:17-18; Phil 3:18-21; Col 3:1-4).https://letgodbetrue.com/proverbs/index/chapter-11/proverbs-11-31/
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