July 12, 2011
This chapter is full of warnings and instructions against "get rich quick" schemes and the fallacies of "financial freedom."
Solomon says:
IF you hide your sins,
(THEN) you will not succeed.
IF you confess and reject them,
(THEN) you will receive mercy.
Proverbs 28:5 - Evil people do not understand justice, but those who follow the LORD understand it completely.
Proverbs 28:11 - Rich people may think they are wise, but the poor with understanding will prove them wrong.
Proverbs 28:14 - Those who are always respectful (feareth the LORD) will be happy, but those who are stubborn (hardened their heart) will get into trouble.
Proverbs 28:18 - Innocent people will be kept safe, but those who are dishonest will suddenly be ruined.
Proverbs 28:26 - Those who trust in themselves are foolish, but those who live wisely will be kept safe.
The only way to truly live? Confessing and rejecting sin, and trusting in the LORD. When you do that the circumstances surrounding you and peripheral things do not matter. Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and He WILL direct your paths!
Addendum: 4/22/15 ~ I heard a message a few weeks ago about this very subject—wealth. One of the statements made was, "How did it come into your possession?" What the pastor was saying is this. Whatever you have (whether it be money, land, possessions)—how did you get it? Was it through usury? Lies? Manipulations? Schemes? Stolen? False Advertising? How did you get it? How you got it determines whether you keep it and whether you are blessed because of it. Can God bless deceit? Of course not!! Cannot. It really is that black and white.
Next Entry: Proverbs 29
This chapter is full of warnings and instructions against "get rich quick" schemes and the fallacies of "financial freedom."
Solomon says:
- It is better to be poor and innocent than be perverse in your ways and rich. (Verse 6)
- Some people get rich by overcharging others, but their wealth will be given to those who are kind to the poor. (Verse 8) Usury—which is unjust and ill-gotten gain. You think you are in charge but you aren't. What is not freely given will be taken. You will "amass for another."
- A truthful person will have many blessings, but those eager to get rich will be punished. (Verse 20)
- Selfish (greedy) people are in a hurry to get rich and do not realize they will soon be poor. (Verse 22)
- He who robs his father or mother and says, "It's not wrong," is partner to him who destroys. (Verse 24)
- A greedy person causes trouble, but the one who trusts the LORD will succeed.
IF you hide your sins,
(THEN) you will not succeed.
IF you confess and reject them,
(THEN) you will receive mercy.
Proverbs 28:5 - Evil people do not understand justice, but those who follow the LORD understand it completely.
Proverbs 28:11 - Rich people may think they are wise, but the poor with understanding will prove them wrong.
Proverbs 28:14 - Those who are always respectful (feareth the LORD) will be happy, but those who are stubborn (hardened their heart) will get into trouble.
Proverbs 28:18 - Innocent people will be kept safe, but those who are dishonest will suddenly be ruined.
Proverbs 28:26 - Those who trust in themselves are foolish, but those who live wisely will be kept safe.
The only way to truly live? Confessing and rejecting sin, and trusting in the LORD. When you do that the circumstances surrounding you and peripheral things do not matter. Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and He WILL direct your paths!
Addendum: 4/22/15 ~ I heard a message a few weeks ago about this very subject—wealth. One of the statements made was, "How did it come into your possession?" What the pastor was saying is this. Whatever you have (whether it be money, land, possessions)—how did you get it? Was it through usury? Lies? Manipulations? Schemes? Stolen? False Advertising? How did you get it? How you got it determines whether you keep it and whether you are blessed because of it. Can God bless deceit? Of course not!! Cannot. It really is that black and white.
Next Entry: Proverbs 29
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