Our Journey – Week 24

Reflection date should have been: June 15th

We ventured this week through Proverbs!

Come join us to read through the Bible Chronologically – this six day plan gives you Sunday off so that you can have a devoted prayer time to reflect and journal on what you’ve read throughout the week! And if needed – a day to catch up on any readings you may have missed. Please know that you can begin with the 1st of the year or at any time you please (and then catch up when you’re able to – maybe even next year)! May God Bless you as you walk and build your relationship closer with Him! 

WEEK 24

Proverbs often compares the life-styles of the wicked and the rightewous, and makes a stong case for living by God’s pattern. The advantages of righteous living and disadvantages of wicked living are pointed out. The kind of person we decide to be will affect every area of our lives.

	Righteous	Wicked	Reference
Outlook on life	Hopeful	Fearful	10:24
	Concerned about the welfare of God’s creation	Even their kindness is cruel	12:10
	Understand justice	Don’t understand justice	28:5
Response to life	Covered with blessings	Covered with violence	10:6
		Bent on evil	16:30
	Give thought to their ways	Put up a bold front	21:29
	Persevere against evil	Brought down by calamity	24:15, 16
		Hate those with integrity	29:10
How they are seen by others	Are appreciated	Do not endure	13:15
		Lead others into sin	16:29
	Conduct is upright	Conduct is devious	21:8
	Are not to desire the company of godless people	Plot violence	24:1, 2
	Others are glad when they triumph	Others hide when they rise to power	28:12
	Care for the poor	Unconcerned about the poor	29:7
	Detest the dishonest	Detest the upright	29:27
Quality of Life	Stand firm	Swept away	10:25
	Delivered by righteousness	Trapped by evil desires	11:6
	No real harm befalls them	Constant troubles befalls them	12:21
	Income results in treasure	Income results in trouble	15:6
	Avoid evil		16:17
		Fall into constant trouble	17:20
	Will be safe	Will suddenly fall	28:1
Short-term results	Walk securely	Will be found out	10:9
	Rewarded with prosperity	Pursued by misfortune	13:21
Long-term results	God protects them	God destroys them	10:29
	Evil people will bow to them	Will bow to the righteous	14:19
		Will be punished for rebellion	17:11
Eternal expectations	Never uprooted	Will not remain	10:30
	Earn a sure reward	Earn deceptive wages	11:18
	Attain life	Go to death	11:19
	End only in good	End only in wrath	11:23
	Will stand firm	Will be overthrown	12:7
	Have a refuge when they die	Will be brought down by calamity	14:32
God’s opinion of them	Delights in the good	Detests the perverse	11:20

The above chart is shared from The Life Application NIV
Study Bible, p. 1024, 1025

I also want to take this time to challenge each of you to read through Proverbs in 31-days! If you’re not already reading through the Word… start this August with Proverbs – one for each day. See if you can find any more regarding the righteous and wicked.

I pray you’ve enjoyed The Word, HL