Posts Tagged ‘righteousness’
Proverbs 14:2 To juke or not to juke
He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, But he who is devious in his ways despises Him. Proverbs 14:2 NASB The Hebrew word for uprightness means: straightness, evenness of path, often inferring rightness, what is due, right, or even predictable. In contrast, devious (in his ways) means: to turn aside, depart, the inferred…
Read MoreProverbs 13:25 Eat to your heart’s content
The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of the wicked is in need. Proverbs 13:25 NASB Appearances are deceiving. Often one may look at men and women with no outward respect for God and see their prosperity. Where on another hand, those who pursue the kingdom, often at the expense of…
Read MoreProverbs 13:9 What does happy light do?
The light of the righteous rejoices [shines brightly], But the lamp of the wicked will be put out. Proverbs 13:9 NKJV There’s a delightful picture found in the verb of the first sentence, which literally means rejoice, or be glad. From this, translators conclude that if it as a happy light — happy doing what…
Read MoreProverbs 13:6 Kings and coups
Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless [the person of integrity], But wickedness [lawlessness] overthrows [subverts, undermines] the sinner. Proverbs 13:6 NKJV Solomon personifies righteousness and lawlessness as either a protector or a villain looking for my downfall. They are two dispositions in constant tension, working out their natures in my life like peaches appearing…
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