Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Whoever...


 Proverbs 28:
24 Whoever robs his father or his mother
    and says, “That is no transgression,”
    is a companion to a man who destroys.
25 A greedy man stirs up strife,
    but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
26 Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool,
    but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
27 Whoever gives to the poor will not want,
    but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
Now that we are almost through the book of Proverbs, we take notice of this word: "Whoever." It makes us think maybe we should go back and review all the "Whoever's."As we can see in this short segment, there is a certain kind of "whoever" the writer has in mind: the heartless one.  He has no care for his parents or compassion on the needy. He also does not care about wisdom nor the effect his actions has on others.  He is a fool. There is, however, another kind of "Whoever" to whom he is compared: the one in verse 27: the one to whom he is contrasted, the one who trusts in the Lord.  What kind of "Whoever" are you?

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