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 WHERE DO YOU LIVE? 

11 

The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
     but the tent of the godly will flourish.

12 

There is a path before each person that seems right,
     but it ends in death.

Verse 11

The wicked man might be rich. He might live in a wealthy house. The good man might be poor. He might only live in a poor tent.

Other people might think that a wicked man is really good. They might see his wealth. They might even suppose that God is pleased with that man.

God knows the truth. When God acts as judge, God will not care about a man’s wealth. God will still punish a wicked man.

The wicked man might not even know who destroyed his house. He might not realise why he lost his wealth. God has punished this wicked man.

Verse 12

Different people have many ideas and many theories. In this verse, Solomon describes our lives, and not just our journeys.

On a journey, if a man chooses the wrong road, he might be in danger. Thieves might attack him. They could kill him.

In the same way, if we choose to live evil lives, in the end God will punish us. We have our own ideas and theories, but these do not matter. The only way to God is to follow Jesus (John 14:6).

Proverbs often emphasizes that the achievements of wicked people don't last. The families of evil individuals tend to implode or explode. For example, Stalin is remembered for causing the deaths of 20 million people, with no positive accomplishments associated with his name.

Verse 12 is particularly powerful. Throughout history, the Jews would sometimes follow God faithfully and do what was right. But other times, they would do evil in God's sight, and scriptures would say that everyone did what was right in their own eyes. This attitude of doing what seems right to oneself but leads to death is essentially rebellion—choosing personal judgment over God's guidance.

I once knew someone who was committing adultery and justified it by saying, "I'm doing this for love. Love that feels this good cannot be wrong." It seemed right to him at the time, but it ultimately destroyed his family and his ministry. He should have known that real love never contradicts God's Scriptures.

LET ME ASK YOU: Are there things in your life that you want to believe are right, but which go against Scripture?

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