Proverbs 29

July 12, 2011

Trust. "...if you trust in the LORD, (THEN) you will be safe."

• Being afraid of people can get you in trouble (Verse 25)
• Pride will ruin you (Verse 23)
• Wicked people and sin go hand in hand (Verse 16)
• There is no mediation, no compromise, no peace with a foolish person. Only rage, scoffing, and laughter (Verse 9)

We have lived some of this first hand with "the storm." What will it take? Is there hope? Don't they get it? Will they ever stop?

Proverbs 29:1 (NIV) - "A man who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will be suddenly destroyed without remedy." (NCV) - "Whoever is stubborn after being corrected many times will suddenly be hurt beyond cure."

Without remedy. Beyond cure. Oh what strong words. What dire consequences. "Evil people are trapped by their own sin," but "good people can sing and be happy." (Verse 6) "Good people care about justice for the poor, but the wicked are not concerned." (Verse 7)

There is no middle ground. Good people hate dishonesty. The wicked hate honesty. Good people are concerned about justice for the poor. The wicked are not concerned. The comparisons go on and on. It really is black and white. Blessings—verses—Curses.

Proverbs 29:18 - "Where there is no word from God, people are uncontrolled, but those who obey what they have been taught are happy."


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