PROFITING FROM PROVERBS

“When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall . . . An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression . . . A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit” (Proverbs 29:16, 22-23).

“When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth,” well that just makes sense, “but the righteous shall see their fall,” now that's not always so obvious. That's that prudent business, knowing that the outcome is that God’s going to make everything right. Now, verse 16 is a Tribulation passage, when the wicked are multiplied. In the tribulation, transgression will increase. Recall what he said about in the Holy Place where the abomination of desolation will occur. In Daniel 9:24 it is called the “transgression:” “Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.”

“When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth,” Tribulation, “but the righteous shall see their fall,” Second Coming.

“An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression. A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.”

Now, this verse is just like 15:18, “A wrathful man stirreth up strife.” Notice in our verse how anger and fury go together. It takes one to create the other. A furious man is generally full of sin. When you see a man that is just mad, and mad, and then madder; you are dealing with a man whose heart is just full of wickedness, and full of sinfulness. And until that is rooted out, that fury and that anger will never be controlled.

There's room in a mans character for anger, but is to be controlled: and he's never to let the sun go down on his wrath. and he's only to display it when there is a just cost.

“A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.”

Now, that's honor from God, generally; of course, you get it from man too. If a man is humble, people appreciate it. Nobody loves a proud individual. I can remember in school; you always had those guys who are just so full of pride. You know, they always talk about themselves, me, me, this is what I’ve done. I can just remember that everybody hated those characters, and you almost felt sorry for them.

Daily Bible study is necessary if we are going to begin our day with the right attitude and the right spiritual diet. Proverbs has 31 chapters, and most months have 31 days, so 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! Ideally, a chapter or two of Proverbs will fit in nicely with a good plan of reading our Bibles through each year.

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