Proverbs 13:13-16 Whoso despises the word shall be destroyed: but he that fears the commandment shall be rewarded. The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Good understanding gives favour: but the way of transgressors is hard. Every prudent man deals with knowledge: but a fool lays open his folly.
‘Whoso despises the word shall be destroyed.’ This is the 9th prophecy in Proverbs (13:13) and it is being fulfilled. Four examples of destruction: The world (Gen. 6:1-22; 1Pet. 3:20); Israel (Deut. 28:15-68); Jehoiakim (Jer. 26:20-24) and Amaziah (2Chr. 25:16-27).
‘But he that fears the commandment shall be rewarded.’ Four examples of being rewarded: Pharoah’s servants (Ex. 9:20-25). Amaziah (2Chr. 25:6-11). Ebed-melech (Jer. 39:15-18) and Josiah (2Chr. 34:27-30).
‘The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.’ The law is a fountain of life to the wise, for by obedience he escapes the penalty of breaking it.
To be continued…
Living the Word 