FRIDAY, March 7th, 2008

Proverbs 10:11-21

Pastor Lee:
You should be able to understand most of these verses. Basically the whole passage in a contrast between the "words of the wise man" and the "destruction" of the foolish. We see different comparisons in every verse. Some explain the wisdom in we can find in the words of a righteous person, and then others explain that the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. Do you know someone like that? Every time they open their mouth, they are starting some kind of problem whether it be gossip or just simple trying to pick a fight. We need to make sure that we are wise and that we are full of wise words. The fact is: When we are living Godly, our mouth is a well of life. In other words our mouth is just full of endless words that lift up God and others.
All that is great, but my favorite verse is 12. Love covereth all sins. If I love someone, like love is described in 1 Corinthians 13, then I cannot hold a grudge, because true love covers all sins. Just as Jesus Christ covered all my sins by his "true love"

11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.