Proverbs 13:5-6 A righteous man hates lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and comes to shame. Righteousness keeps him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
‘A righteous man hates lying.’ Five examples of hating lying: Joseph (Gen. 46:31-34); Samuel (1Sam. 3:18); Micaiah (1Kin. 22:13-14; Pro. 14:5); Jeremiah (Jer. 26:1-15) and John the Baptist (Matt. 14:4).
‘But a wicked man is loathsome, and comes to shame.’ Five examples of the wicked coming to shame: Jehoram (2Chr. 21:18-19); Gehazi (2Kin. 5:27); Jezebel (2Kin. 9:35); Manasseh (2Kin. 21:7-13) and Herod (Acts 12:21-23).
‘Righteousness keeps him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthrows the sinner.’ Righteousness protects the upright, but sin destroys the sinner.
To be continued…
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