One of the lessons that we need to take from this truth is that life and others will not always be fair with us. When we go to an official w

There are many ways that God has of seeing the twisted receive judgment. If not in this life, in the next one.

Solomon brings up, in a different way, God's form of justice: Whatsoever a man sows that shall he also reap. What the evil person plans

We find in our day and age an inability to recognize those who should be protected and those who shouldn't be. We must return again to t

Corruption will reduce a culture to oppression where it is expected that leaders and officials will become wealthy and personally profit fro

Solomon spends four verses on describing the wicked, morally degenerate person. In this verse, he describes the nature and speed of his demi

This one verse of Proverbs points to a fact that our western culture has been in denial about a hundred years now. There will be a Judgment

Two observations jump out. There seems to be two kinds of death here. Those who are being taken away is one form of death, and those who are

This is an interesting proverb because it details a cause-and-effect sequence that one would not expect. It also suggests ways to educate ce

Proverbs 31:9 "Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the rights of all the afflicted and needy." open your mouth It is clear from this and other passages throughout the Old Testament and New Testament that a leader must speak out against injustice. The position of leader or king is such a concentrated place of power that the temptation to use power for selfish purposes is always present. One of the great temptations is to shut your mouth about what is right when it d

Proverbs 31:6 "Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to him whose life is bitter" What is interesting about this proverb is that it seems to be a thought-pun – a bitter irony on the truth that he has stated just a few verses before. He has been talking to leaders, and he says that they should not resort to drunkenness and adultery in their positions of influence and power because they will forget what God has said and the needs and rights of the oppressed and af

Proverbs 28:5 "Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand all things" evil men The biblical definition of evil men is those who live outside of the moral boundaries of God. They have thumbed their nose at God to the point that they live in open rebellion to His standards of life. Life outside the Ten Commandments is an evil life, God declares. A righteous life is only possible inside of His standards. Then it must be a life of faith and trust i

Proverbs 29:4 "The king gives stability to the land by justice, but a man who takes bribes overthrows it" A leader is one who brings consistency and harmony to the area that he leads; it is not okay to have a constant revolution. It is justice or predictable patterns of behavior that bring reward and predictable patterns of behavior that bring punishment that cause or allow stability to arise. When a leader, in his leadership, allows for back doors to fairness, then the whole

Proverbs 28:3 "A poor man who oppresses the lowly is like a driving rain that leaves no food" poor: This is the Hebrew word rus which means poor, poverty; in many cases it means destitution – one who does not have the means to sustain life in its most basic level. There is food, water, and shelter that is missing from this person's life. oppresses: This is the Hebrew word asaq which means to oppress, defraud, gain through deceit. This word carries the idea of an abuse of powe