PROFITING FROM PROVERBS

“All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them” (Proverbs 8:8 KJV).

“All the words of my mouth are in righteousness,” They are right. They are from the right motive. “there is nothing froward or perverse in them,” Note that the self-interpreting Bible defines the word “forward” for us as “perverse.” We don’t need a Greek lexicon at all. We are speaking of something which is perverted, or crooked. So, when you see that word, it is described right here in the verse.

Peter, speaking of the Lord Jesus Christ, said: “Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth” (I Peter 2:22 KJV). Now, the old Devil was subtle and full of guile and he tricked Eve by telling her that she would not surely die, when he knew that she would die spiritually. Even Eve knew that she would die because God said, “in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Genesis 2:17). And yet, what happened? She believed the Devil, and not God.

When God speaks to us, and we are willing and open to listen, and we want the truth—we will always, always, always get the truth. We do not always get the truth, in fact, we very seldom ever get the truth from the media of this world. The media hates God; hates His Word, hates Jesus Christ, hates salvation by grace through faith and it hates the Christian that takes a stand for Jesus Christ. There are some Christians that the world tolerates. It loves those Christians that are willing to compromise with it. As long as a Christian is willing to get along with the world and play its games, the world will hardly notice them.

But the world seriously hates Jesus Christ because He told it like it is, and His Word continues to do the same. And that is exactly why that crowd crucified Him, and it will crucify you if it ever gets the chance if you take a stand for Jesus and preach the Gospel and call out the world’s sins. It is so much preaching that upsets the world, as it is preaching it and living it. That’s what got them mad at Noah. The Bible says that Noah condemned the world by building the ark. He condemned it not by what he said alone, but by what he said and did.

“All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.”

This verse can only be speaking about Jesus Christ. There is absolutely no man that could ever make such a statement. Now, there is a way to speak truth—if you are a Christian. As much as possible, the Bible says, “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God” (I Peter 4:11 KJV). Study this Book, rightly divide this Book, believe this Book, apply it properly and you will speak the truth. Of course, we cannot speak this Book every time we open our mouths, we really don’t know it that well. But Jesus does. So, verse 8 is a picture of Jesus Christ under the picture of wisdom, because He is infinite wisdom.

Let’s read a chapter of Proverbs a day and see what God might have for us. As the Lord leads, share with us what God has shown you in a special way and by His grace let us build up a devotional repository. Let’s keep our knives and forks handy for some daily bread!

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Praise and glory to God for his word is the only divining rod we have in a world of “natural” men . Peace is obtained by delving into his word and realizing that anything ,ANYTHING we experience he has set in our path and because his love is so immense for us he gave us the freedom of choice . What a beautiful concise proverb . Thank you as always Pilgrim for taking the time to post Gods word , I look forward to it daily and hope you garner enjoyment for posting .