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Tag: Lips

  • Proverbs 10:31

    Proverbs 10:31

    Bringing Justice

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    “The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out” (Proverbs 10:31).

    Proverbs 10:31 is the ninth verse in Proverbs 10 dealing with the mouth and speech; it specifically addresses the speech of the contrary person. It’s difficult to deal with a contrary person, as they are always of the opposite opinion. Where does this contrary speech come from? The state of the heart.

    “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh” (Luke 6:45).

    The trouble is we all experience moments of being contrary. The key is correcting the attitude and working to figure out what is causing this desire to be opposite. Is it rooted in right? Or is it simply we are hungry or tired? Or are we really experiencing a heart issue that needs to be corrected? The goal is to bring forth wisdom, and, in order to do that, we need to be filling our hearts with wisdom.

    Works Cited

    Henry, Matthew. “Proverbs 10:31.” Matthew Henry’s Commentary On the Whole Bible: New Modern Edition. Volume 3 and Volume 6, Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., March 1996.

    Holy Bible: Giant Print with Study Aids. Dugan Publishers, Inc., 1984.

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  • Proverbs 10:21

    Proverbs 10:21

    Wisdom and Words

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    “The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom” (Proverbs 10:21).

    Once again, Solomon reminds us how impactful our words are. In Proverbs 10:21, Solomon tells us the “lips of the righteous feed many”. If our words are good, they are nourishment to those who hear us. Good words come from a heart of wisdom. That same wisdom that fills us overflows to others around us, feeding those who hear us, building good relationships, which brings goodness back to us. In contrast, “fools die for want of wisdom”. When our words are wicked, they are indicative of a wicked heart. Nothing good flows out of a wicked heart. So when we speak wicked words, we not only harm those around us, we harm ourselves by destroying relationships.

    In regard to Proverbs 10:21, Matthew Henry wrote:

    “The lips of the righteous feed many; for they are full of the word of God, which is the bread of life, and that sound doctrine wherewith souls are nourished up. Pious discourse is spiritual food to the needy, to the hungry” (693),

    while “Fools die for want of a heart (so the word is); they perish for want of consideration and resolution; they have no heart to do any thing for their own good. While the righteous feed others fools starve themselves” (694).

    Works Cited

    Henry, Matthew. “Proverbs 10:21.” Matthew Henry’s Commentary On the Whole Bible: New Modern Edition. Volume 3 and Volume 6, Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., March 1996.

    Holy Bible: Giant Print with Study Aids. Dugan Publishers, Inc., 1984.

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