Posts with the tag “slander”

Proverbs 13:9 "The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out." What bold imagery for the reader!  In this proverb, Solomon assigns a particular level of light to a ...  Read More

Proverbs 12:18 "There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health." It should not surprise anyone that a man gifted with words addressed our words quite freque...  Read More

Proverbs 12:13 "The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble." The tongue is a problem for everyone because as James puts it, it is an unruly evil that...  Read More

Proverbs 12:6 "The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them." The word of God can be very repetitive and for good reason.  Repetition helps wit...  Read More

Proverbs 12:3 "A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved." People turn to wickedness for all kinds of reasons.  Sometimes, people turn to wickednes...  Read More

Proverbs 11:9 "An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered." As clearly inferred in the previous proverb, there is no vaccine for trouble.  ...  Read More

Proverbs 10:18 "He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool." Everyone sins.  Sin doesn’t define a fool nor does it define a wise man.  Solomon clearly knew this f...  Read More

Proverbs 10:12 "Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins." There are a wide variety of feelings that the human heart is capable of entertaining.  On one end of the spectrum of these feel...  Read More

Proverbs 10:11 "The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked." This proverb possesses the picture of something that was far more valuable to Solomon’s ...  Read More