Day 207 Quarrelsome and Crooked | Proverbs 17:19-20
Quarrelsome and Crooked
19
Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin;
anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.
20
The crooked heart will not prosper;
the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.
Verse 19
There will be results from our actions.
Some people like to argue. These people will cause problems. They will cause hate and anger.
A proud man might build a high gate to protect himself from other people. Or, he might build the gate to show that he is important. God hates proud people (Proverbs 16:5). He wants us to be humble.
Solomon uses humor here. The proud man’s gate is too high. It is not safe. Perhaps it trembles, when the proud man opens it. It is too heavy. It will fall down.
This gate is like the proud man himself. He will fail. He will lose everything. God will make him humble. (Proverbs 16:18)
Verse 20
The first man has an evil heart. This means that his desires are evil. He cannot be successful, because God will punish him.
The second man tells lies. And he will suffer because of his lies. They will cause many troubles for him.
Verse 19 connects disobedience and conflict. There are two ways to look at it. Some people disobey unfair laws because they want to change them. They believe justice will eventually win, but they must accept any punishment for their disobedience until then. Others disobey simply because they dislike the rules. They also have to accept the consequences of their actions.
The idea of a high gate leading to destruction suggests that people who flaunt their wealth with fancy gates might attract thieves and greedy individuals who want to rob them.
Verse 20 says people with dishonest hearts and those who lie cannot be trusted. Because they can't be trusted, they are more likely to get into trouble and less likely to find people willing to support their plans, so they don't succeed.
Let me ask you: Have you ever disobeyed an unjust situation?
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