“Whoever
winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin. The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of
life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.”
Wow,
the chattering fool surfaces again! We just read about her a few verses
before. So much of our quality of life
depends on what comes out of our mouths!
I
don’t know about you, but I’m not sure I’ve seen anyone “wink maliciously.” What in the world can that mean? The only
thing I visualize when I read that verse is a card shark in a game of poker
winking because he knows he’s got a winning hand, only he also knows it’s
ill-gotten winning hand. Can you see it?
Malicious
winking , chattering, and concealing…all descriptions of the wicked. All of these attributes are the total
opposite of integrity, which we wrote about yesterday.
And
then of course, like all good Proverbs say, there’s a counter to the curse:
What
comes out of the mouths of those who love God is a fountain of life. What a contrast! In other words, others want to come and drink
from the words that flow from those who walk with God.
The
tongue is important, as are the eyes.
And the righteous know this and submit both to His command.
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