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Reading:
Proverbs 20:21-30

Just say, “No!”

Just skip it.

“Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee” (22).

Is that all?

No.

While I’m waiting on the Lord to deal with the evil and the evil doer, I have something to do.

“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you” (Matthew 5:44).

“See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men” (1 Thessalonians 5:15).

[Mercy and truth preserve (Proverbs 20:28)]
from Proverbs 20:28

A little bit more from Proverbs 20: Purifying Agents

Reading:
Proverbs 19:11-19

Soul: one’s own self

Soul: mind, will, emotions

Whichever and whatever your understanding of the soul, here’s something important to remember:

“He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die” (16).

Obedience and living within the law — the law of God primarily, but all law in general — has significant personal benefits.

I may think I “got away with” a certain infraction or disobedience, but I can think that only if I discount my relationship with God and overlook the impact on my own soul.

On the other hand, I may think I haven’t “gotten credit for” being conscientious and law-abiding, but I can think that only if I take God out of the picture and forget the blessing to my own soul.

[Glory to pass over a transgression (Proverbs 19:11)]
from Proverbs 19:11

A little bit more from Proverbs 19: Chasten Him