Proverbs 10:16 KJV
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:21 KJV
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Proverbs 10:28 KJV
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs 10:32 KJV
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
I focused on one phrase that is found repeatedly throughout this chapter, "...of the righteous..." There are other phrases that are very similar, but I stuck with the exact phrase and found three things the chapter says about the righteous:
The Labour of the righteous
A righteous man does labour. His labour, of course, is not for righteousness, for he is already righteous.
1 Corinthians 1:30 KJV
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
The righteousness of the righteous is not in and of himself but comes from Jesus Christ.
That said, he does labour and his labor tends to life.
The lips of the righteous
This is brought up twice in the chapter. How important our words are!
The lips of the righteous feed many. The first thing I think about is feeding souls the precious word of God. A righteous man is not content to hold his righteousness to himself. He shares it. He passes it along. He tells others the blessed word of Christ
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable. There are some things that are not acceptable to say. A righteous person discerns the acceptable from the unacceptable.
The hope of the righteous
I am so thankful for the hope that is mine through faith in Jesus Christ. This is a sure hope. This is a rick solid hope. This is a hope that is based on the promise of the return of Jesus Christ. And it says the hope of the righteous shall be gladness. Even if there
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:21 KJV
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Proverbs 10:28 KJV
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs 10:32 KJV
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
I focused on one phrase that is found repeatedly throughout this chapter, "...of the righteous..." There are other phrases that are very similar, but I stuck with the exact phrase and found three things the chapter says about the righteous:
The Labour of the righteous
A righteous man does labour. His labour, of course, is not for righteousness, for he is already righteous.
1 Corinthians 1:30 KJV
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
The righteousness of the righteous is not in and of himself but comes from Jesus Christ.
That said, he does labour and his labor tends to life.
The lips of the righteous
This is brought up twice in the chapter. How important our words are!
The lips of the righteous feed many. The first thing I think about is feeding souls the precious word of God. A righteous man is not content to hold his righteousness to himself. He shares it. He passes it along. He tells others the blessed word of Christ
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable. There are some things that are not acceptable to say. A righteous person discerns the acceptable from the unacceptable.
The hope of the righteous
I am so thankful for the hope that is mine through faith in Jesus Christ. This is a sure hope. This is a rick solid hope. This is a hope that is based on the promise of the return of Jesus Christ. And it says the hope of the righteous shall be gladness. Even if there
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