Posted on 11/21/2020 6:43:15 AM PST by Pilgrim's Progress
“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts . . . The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death” (Proverbs 21:2 KJV).
Men are keen at justifying themselves, but the Lord is constantly weighing that heart. He weighs it in His mind and compares the circumstances with the decision you made. He knows why you did what you did, and accordingly, He gives you what you need or deserve. Even when man’s ways obviously do not please God, the man is so proud that his ways are right in his own eyes.
“All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits” (Proverbs 16:2).
“There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death” (Proverbs 14:12, 16:25).
“Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?” (Proverbs 20:6).
“The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.”
We see here someone who is hasty—they want riches so bad that they are willing to lie to get them. They haven’t thought the situation out, see “The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness.” The diligent man knows it is better to wait and not be hasty, to do it right so that there will be a judgment of God or of man to take it away from him.
“The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death,” in other words, “all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death” (Revelation 21:8). A man is simply seeking death by cutting corners and lying to get what he wants.
Sadly, even saved people spend a large part of their time lying to get what they want. We are so often so prone just to justify our actions, to justify our desires and lusts, and it ends up in tragedy of their part, and even in the lives of others.
The reason it is called a vanity is because God is going to judge it: “But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition” (I Timothy 6:9). A vanity is an empty possession. They are willing to lie to get it, and the end result is death.
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