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Thursday, February 6, 2014Thursday, February 6, 2014

Psa 32:5, Psa 32:5, “I acknowledged my sin to “I acknowledged my sin to

You, and my iniquity I did not You, and my iniquity I did not hide; I said, “I will confess my hide; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD”; transgressions to the LORD”; and You forgave the guilt of and You forgave the guilt of

my sin. my sin. Selah.”Selah.”

DoxologyDoxologyPraise Jehovah, all ye nations,Praise Jehovah, all ye nations,

All… ye people, praise proclaim; All… ye people, praise proclaim; For His grace and lovingkindness, For His grace and lovingkindness,

O… sing praises to His Name. O… sing praises to His Name.

Great to us hath been His mercy,Great to us hath been His mercy, E…ver faithful is His Word; E…ver faithful is His Word; Through all ages it endureth, Through all ages it endureth,

Hal…lelujah, praise the Lord! Hal…lelujah, praise the Lord!

Prov 3:5,Prov 3:5,“Trust in the LORD with all “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your heart and do not lean on

your own understanding.”your own understanding.”

Proverbs Chapter 12Proverbs Chapter 12

Contrasts between the Contrasts between the righteous and wicked in righteous and wicked in

thoughts, speech and actions.thoughts, speech and actions.

Section 2, vs. 15-28Section 2, vs. 15-28

Contrasting the Use of the Contrasting the Use of the Tongue, Pt 8.Tongue, Pt 8.

In Prov 26:4, we are told to In Prov 26:4, we are told to not talk to the foolish and not talk to the foolish and

then in vs. 5 to talk to them. then in vs. 5 to talk to them.

Is this a contradiction?Is this a contradiction?

In Prov 26:4, we are told to In Prov 26:4, we are told to not talk to the foolish and not talk to the foolish and

then in vs. 5 to talk to them. then in vs. 5 to talk to them.

Is this a contradiction? Is this a contradiction? NO!NO!

Vs. 4 recommends we not Vs. 4 recommends we not associate with the fool or else associate with the fool or else

we will become like him, we will become like him, whereas vs. 5 tells us that at whereas vs. 5 tells us that at

times we need to correct, times we need to correct, reprove or rebuke the fool for reprove or rebuke the fool for

his own good. his own good.

Prov 12:24 Prov 12:24

Prov 12:24 Prov 12:24 Here we move temporarily Here we move temporarily

from the mouth, to our actions from the mouth, to our actions / deeds./ deeds.

““The hand of the diligent”The hand of the diligent”YADH CHARUTS, YADH CHARUTS, רּוץ רּוץָח@ ד ָח@ דָי@ ָי@

““To be diligent or industrious.”To be diligent or industrious.”

Work hard at the job you have Work hard at the job you have been given to do by God.been given to do by God.

““Will rule” - MASHAL, Will rule” - MASHAL, ָמ�ַׁש��לָמ�ַׁש��ל

Your hard work will pay off! Your hard work will pay off! You will be blessed. You will be blessed.

The Contrast! The Contrast!

The Contrast! The Contrast! The lazy will be givenThe lazy will be given

“forced labor.”“forced labor.”

““Forced labor” - MAS, Forced labor” - MAS, ָמ�סָמ�ס, , Denotes a government-Denotes a government-

enforced taxation, filled by enforced taxation, filled by labor or material goods.labor or material goods.

““Forced labor” - MAS, Forced labor” - MAS, ָמ�סָמ�ס, , Denotes a government-Denotes a government-

enforced taxation, filled by enforced taxation, filled by labor or material goods.labor or material goods.

You work for the You work for the government, or China, and government, or China, and

not for yourself. not for yourself.

Prov 12:25Prov 12:25


This verse compares the This verse compares the impact our words have on impact our words have on

others. others.

““Anxiety” - DE’AGAH, Anxiety” - DE’AGAH, ��ָָא��גה ��ָָא��גהְּד ְּד

““Fearful anxiety”, Ezek 4:16; Fearful anxiety”, Ezek 4:16; 12:18-19. Extreme emotional 12:18-19. Extreme emotional distress caused by a situation distress caused by a situation of fearing to lose something of fearing to lose something vital to life, cf. 1 Sam 9:5; vital to life, cf. 1 Sam 9:5;

10:2; Jer 38:19; 49:23. 10:2; Jer 38:19; 49:23.

““Weighs downWeighs down” - ” - SHACHAH, SHACHAH, ַׁש��ָח�הַׁש��ָח�ה, “to bow , “to bow

down or to worship.” It down or to worship.” It implies an intolerable, implies an intolerable,

crushing burden.crushing burden.

Your evil words cause fear, Your evil words cause fear, worry and anxiety in a man’s worry and anxiety in a man’s

heart so much so that he is heart so much so that he is totally consumed or occupied totally consumed or occupied

by it, causing stress and by it, causing stress and anxiety within his soul.anxiety within his soul.

Your hurtful words are so Your hurtful words are so powerful that you cripple the powerful that you cripple the

mentality of their soul causing mentality of their soul causing all kinds of negative effects to all kinds of negative effects to

their thoughts, words and their thoughts, words and actions, leading them to sin.actions, leading them to sin.

Yet we have the filling of the Yet we have the filling of the Holy Spirit and God’s Word Holy Spirit and God’s Word to put on the armor of God, to put on the armor of God, Eph 6:13ff, and establish the Eph 6:13ff, and establish the FLOT line of your soul, (11+ FLOT line of your soul, (11+

problem solving devices). problem solving devices).

The Contrast!The Contrast!

The Contrast! The Contrast! “Good speech”, Prov 1:6, 23; “Good speech”, Prov 1:6, 23; 4:4, 20, has the power to heal 4:4, 20, has the power to heal

and bring peace to a man’s and bring peace to a man’s soul or situation. soul or situation.

These words These words “cause their heart to rejoice”, “cause their heart to rejoice”,

SAMACH, SAMACH, ַׁש��ָמ�ָחַׁש��ָמ�ָח. .

Rather than crippling the soul Rather than crippling the soul of a person through verbal of a person through verbal

sins of the tongue, the sins of the tongue, the righteous use words of righteous use words of

encouragement and encouragement and exhortation. exhortation.

This does not mean you This does not mean you should use words of flattery, should use words of flattery, because they too are a sin of because they too are a sin of the tongue, Prov 5:3; 6:24; the tongue, Prov 5:3; 6:24;

7:21; Psa 5:9.7:21; Psa 5:9.

Psa 5:9,Psa 5:9,“There is nothing reliable in “There is nothing reliable in what they say; their inward what they say; their inward

part is destruction part is destruction itself. itself. their their throat is an open grave; throat is an open grave; they they

flatter with their tongueflatter with their tongue.”.”



Our words lead to actions in Our words lead to actions in others. others.

““Is a guide”, TUR Is a guide”, TUR ר� �רּת�ּו , ,ּת�ּו“To explore, to investigate.” “To explore, to investigate.”

A careful, diligent, and A careful, diligent, and penetrating examination in penetrating examination in

order to find what is order to find what is concealed. concealed.

The righteous explores the The righteous explores the heart of a man before he heart of a man before he

speaks to him or points him in speaks to him or points him in a direction, to determine how a direction, to determine how

to speak to him, bluntly or to speak to him, bluntly or softly, etc.softly, etc.

Guiding means to show Guiding means to show someone which direction to someone which direction to walk or travel in, and to help walk or travel in, and to help others decide what to do by others decide what to do by

giving them advice or by giving giving them advice or by giving them a good example to follow. them a good example to follow.

The Contrast! The Contrast!

The Contrast!The Contrast! Just as a person may go off a Just as a person may go off a path and get lost, so may a path and get lost, so may a person move away from person move away from God’s righteous path and God’s righteous path and become lost spiritually. become lost spiritually.

The wicked will lead others The wicked will lead others astray, and will be lead astray astray, and will be lead astray

themselves.themselves.

The friends whom you choose The friends whom you choose carelessly will lead you carelessly will lead you

astray, Prov 19:19; 24:24f. astray, Prov 19:19; 24:24f. Take extreme caution in Take extreme caution in choosing your friend(s). choosing your friend(s).

It’s a matter of life and death!It’s a matter of life and death!

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Proverbs Chapter 12Proverbs Chapter 12

Contrasting Righteousness and WickednessContrasting Righteousness and WickednessContrasts in the Use of the Tongue – Doctrine of the Contrasts in the Use of the Tongue – Doctrine of the

Fool ContinuedFool Continued

Prov 12:24-26; 26:4-5; Psa 5:9

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