The Proper and Improper Use of Civil Authority
“It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for a throne is established by righteousness” (Proverbs 16:12). Send article as PDF
Category: proverbs
The Sobering Responsibility of Justice
“Divination is on the lips of the king; his mouth must not transgress in judgment. Honest weights and scales are the Lord’s; all the weights in the bag are His work. It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for a throne is established by righteousness” (Proverbs 16:10-12). Send article as…
Better than Vast Wealth
“Better is a little with righteousness than vast revenues without justice” (Prov. 16:8). Send article as PDF
Please the Lord
“When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him” (Proverbs 16:7). Send article as PDF
Atonement for Iniquity
“In mercy and truth atonement is provided for iniquity; and by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil” (Proverbs 16:6). Send article as PDF
When “Strength in Numbers” is Wrong
“Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord; though they join forces, none will go unpunished” (Proverbs 16:5). Send article as PDF
Jehovah’s Supremacy
“The Lord has made all for Himself; yes, even the wicked for the day of doom” (Proverbs 16:4). Send article as PDF
The Importance of Commitment
“Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established” (Proverbs 16:3). Send article as PDF
Do Not “Follow Your Heart”
“All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits…Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the hearts” (Proverbs 16:2, 21:2). Send article as PDF
Jehovah and His Providence
“The preparations of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord…A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps” (Proverbs 16:1, 9). Send article as PDF