Proverbs 2 : 12 -22

Proverbs 2 : 12 -22
King James Version (KJV)
12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: 16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; 17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. 18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. 19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life. 20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous. 21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it. 22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
12 They will save you from the way of eviland from those who speak deceitfully, 13 who leave the paths of honestyto walk the ways of darkness, 14 who delight in doing eviland take joy in being stubbornly deceitful, 15 from those whose tracks are twistedand whose paths are perverse. 16 They will save you from a woman who is a stranger,from a loose woman with smooth talk, 17 who abandons the ruler she had in her youthand forgets the covenant of her God. 18 Her house is sinking toward death,her paths lead to the dead. 19 None who go to her return;they never regain the path to life. 20 Thus you will walk on the way of good peopleand keep to the paths of the righteous. 21 For the upright will live in the land,the pure-hearted will remain there; 22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land,the unfaithful rooted out of it.

We all have heard the idiom that experience is the best teacher, I am sure. To take that one step further: as we become older and more experienced, we become wiser. God’s Word teaches us here that if we seek Him, He will impart this wisdom to us. As previously posted, “if we if you will call for insight and raise your voice for discernment”, “then you will understand the fear of Adonai and find knowledge of God.” We see in these verses today, that God-given wisdom will also save us from the way of evil. It will save us from the liars that will attempt to fill our heads with their myriad deceptions. To be caught in such a web of dishonesty can be very detrimental to your well being. For so many reasons. I know from my own experience, having been on that path. It can cause heartbreak, self hatred, loss of any confidence that you may have ever had. You end up believing all the fabrications that you have been told. Even though you realize, deep within, that it is a lie: you still believe it. To do anything else would be admitting that you placed your trust in something that was beyond damaging to your very soul.
I think that we all have felt that way, at some point in our lives. God would not have us go through that: if we would only allow Him to guide us. To listen to His still small voice.. to seek Him… to seek His Wisdom. We cannot be among the “none who go to her return;they never regain the path to life.” We have to cry for His wisdom: search for His discernment so that we will not be the ones who “forgetteth the covenant of her God.” We all strive daily to know Him more: I pray that we all do. To be among the “will walk on the way of good people and keep to the paths of the righteous. For the upright will live in the land, the pure-hearted will remain there;”.
My heartfelt prayer for all of us, myself included, is to be part of the righteous…..to be one of those who can truly call Him Father. May all of you be Blessed by Him as we seek His Wisdom together in this life.