Proverbs 9:6-7 – Leave your simple ways and you will live;
walk in the way of insight.” Whoever corrects a mocker invites
insults; whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.
Proverbs
3:1-2 – My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your
life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.
Proverbs 1:11-16 – If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless
soul; let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who
go down to the pit; we will get all sorts of valuable things
and fill our houses with plunder; cast lots with us; we
will all share the loot”—my son, do not go along with them,
do not set foot on their
paths; for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to
shed blood.
1 Peter 4:4 – They are
surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they
heap abuse on you.
Application:
- · Fear of the Lord brings health to the body and “adds length to life”. When Solomon prayed for wisdom, God promised him riches as well as long life if he obeyed God’s commands.
- · The goal of sinful men is personal enrichment by theft or oppression, even if they have to commit murder.
- · Godly living can bring persecution.
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
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