Sunday, November 16, 2008

Proverbs 28:25-28

Trust in the Lord.
v.25 Prosperity. A greedy person stirs up trouble in trying to obtain wealth at any cost. He is contrasted with the man who trusts in the Lord and, ironically, prospers. The object of your faith and appetites determine the course of your life. The greed of the first man becomes a hindrance to his obtaining wealth.
v.26 Trust. The one who trusts in himself (his own mind) is a fool (and will not be safe), but he who trusts in the Lord (and is therefore wise) will be kept safe from harm. The human heart is desperately wicked, to trust in it is the epitome of folly.
v.27 The poor. Whomever gives to the poor will not lack anything, but the one who turns his eyes away and doesn't help will receive many curses (presumably from the poor who are being ignored).
v.28 The wicked. When the wicked rise to power, people hide themselves (28:12). When they perish the righteous will increase. Wisdom benefits both the individual and the community.

Read Proverbs 28:25-28

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