Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs, 228 Ladean Court, Simpsonville, SC (2026)

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05/30/2026

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟑𝟎:𝟏𝟗

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫; 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤; 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚; 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐝.

There are four special things on earth that are wonderful to consider. The prophet Agur marveled at these four things, as he taught them to his two students (Pr 30:1). The four things were very impressive and mysterious to his consideration (Pr 30:18).

The lesson of wisdom here is God’s glorious design in all four, with emphasis on the last one involving men and women. And he also used the four wonders to condemn the incredible audacity and lack of conscience of adulteresses (Pr 30:20).

The way of an eagle in the air is gloriously mysterious. Floating and gliding on thermal updrafts, the eagle can soar and circle majestically with hardly a movement of its 7-foot wings. Diving toward earth to catch unsuspecting prey in the air, on the land, or in the water, it can exceed 100 mph. Eagle courtship includes spectacular aerial displays in which the birds grasp each other’s feet high in the air and plummet toward the earth, cartwheeling with their wings and legs outstretched. Who can grasp its wise design?

The way of a serpent upon a rock is likewise amazing. The snake has no arms, legs, or feet. Slithering and twisting through grass or sand is one thing, still quite a sight to consider, but how about on a smooth rock? Where does it find any leverage? How can it move forward and upward on the slippery surface without hands or feet? Angry or frightened, it moves quickly and directly toward or away from an enemy. It uses no toeholds and leaves no tracks, yet it moves efficiently. Who can grasp its wise design?

The way of a ship in the midst of the sea is also remarkable. A sailing vessel has no propeller, oars, or other visible means of propulsion, yet it scoots along the water easily. Its huge size is directed by a very small helm and rudder. It leaves no path to follow behind its slight wake; it can handle most storms without capsizing; and it crosses large bodies of water without signposts or landmarks to its desired port. And it is the air in front of the sail that moves it, not the air behind the sail! Who can grasp its wise design?

The way of a man with a maid is wonderful and mysterious. A virgin girl – a maid – is protected well for 12-20 years. She can be happily content with chores, school, job, hobbies, nature, friends, and family. Love and s*x barely disturb her. But consider the change when a man charms her! With attention, words, and promises, he lights a fiery response never seen before. A few embraces and kisses, and she is emotionally obsessed and physically willing to give him anything and everything. She will eagerly leave all to follow him, without fear, and in spite of any warnings. Who can grasp its wise design?

Since Agur described all four things in this proverb as wonderful and beyond knowing (Pr 30:18), there is no need or reason to condemn the fourth thing – winning a maid. Every married man is thankful he could win his maid for marriage. And most married couples fondly remember the passionate pleasure of early love and early s*x.

It has been said, if guys were as content with being friends as girls can be, Adam and Eve would still be the only two people on earth, platonically holding hands and admiring the cute little animals outside Eden. Thank you, Lord, for the beauty and glory of romance. Thank you for love, marriage, and s*x. Thank you for the wise design of the fourth thing.

The “chemistry” that occurs between a man and a maid is glorious. The emotional and s*xual reaction is wonderful. The love and lo******ng described by Solomon in his Song are beautiful and passionate poetry and a good manual for couples. Romance is the basis for initiating most marriages, and it is a practice all marriages should continue to use.

There are lessons in this fourth thing. First, every husband should continue to win his wife as in the beginning. God required a year dedicated to the task (Deut 24:5). If a marriage is romantically cool, it is the husband’s fault. Any man can win most any woman, for that is the fourth wonder. If a boring husband were single again, he would not need lessons on winning the heart of another maid. Therefore, the Lord expects men to continue to win their wives (Pr 5:19; Eccl 9:9; I Cor 7:2-5; Eph 5:25-29; Col 3:19).

Second, every father must protect his daughters from seduction. Rather than expecting them to do something contrary to nature, they should not be put in situations where seduction can occur. Dinah, the daughter of Leah, should have been protected better (Gen 34:1-5). Jacob and her brothers did not send a chaperone with her, and a pagan Canaanite seduced her. A father guides a girl in childhood (Pr 5:7-13; 22:6,15; Num 30:3-5), and it is his duty to preserve her virginity and approve suitors (Deut 22:14-17; Ex 22:16-17).

Third, every woman must guard herself from seduction. She should avoid unnecessary conversation and activities with men. If she must work outside the home with other men, she should be very careful. The fourth thing is a wonder, for she is vulnerable to it. Let every woman be chaste, modest, and a keeper at home (Pr 7:11; Tit 2:3-5; I Pet 3:1-6).

Husbands must protect their wives from all kinds of men. If Adam had been a better husband, he would have kept Eve from Satan’s words (II Cor 11:3; I Tim 2:13-14). Both should recognize her weakness for false teachers that creep into houses and lead captive silly, or vulnerable, women that are confused by their own sins and lusts (II Tim 3:6-7).

Admire the eagle; respect the snake; appreciate sailing; consider emotional and s*xual romance. God made all things wonderful in their own time and place, but men have invented ungodly changes and abuses of them (Eccl 3:1-11; 7:29). God made everything good, but men corrupted His way on the earth to their own shame and ruin (Gen 6:11-12).

All glory to Jesus Christ! The Son of Man came to win a maid from the world of sin to be his chaste and holy bride (Jer 31:3; Hos 11:4). There is no resisting His drawing power, and He will not fail to save a single one (John 6:37-39). His ministers labor daily in holy jealousy to present them practically as chaste virgins to Jesus Christ (II Cor 11:1-4).

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05/29/2026

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟗:𝟐𝟔

𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫; 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃.

If the sheriff, governor, or president were your friend, he might help you a little, if you needed protection, provision, or avenging. But those who wait on the LORD will receive perfect help in all situations. The LORD by providence dispenses perfect equity and justice to all men. So your great trust should always be in the LORD. Seek Him today.

Natural man looks down. He trusts other men, like parents, employers, legislators, magistrates, or pastors. He expects them to help, when he is in trouble. But their abilities are limited; they also have troubles; their judgment is distorted; they are often fickle; and they frequently are too busy to care about your plight or bring about help for you.

A true business adage says, It’s not what you know; it’s who you know. In the professional world, your education, technical skills, and resume are often of less help advancing in a company than having a friend, mentor, or sponsor at higher levels. But the better truth is this: It’s not who you know on earth; it’s who you know in heaven! Knowing God and walking with Him will do more for you in all parts of life (Ps 75:6-7).

Though parents generally love their children very much and want to help them, David said the LORD would still be there when his parents forsook him (Ps 27:10). Men should look to the heavens, from whence cometh their help (Ps 121:1-8). Looking horizontally is foolish, for all you can see are other potsherds, or broken pottery, like yourself (Is 45:9).

Favour and judgment in this proverb have similar senses. The judgment here is not punishment, but fair and right treatment. Men love friends in high places, for they think that will be an advantage when in need. But promotion, prosperity, and protection are from the LORD. His favour far exceeds what any man can do for you. Trust Him today!

Do you have enemies? Vengeance is His; He will repay (Rom 12:19). Are your cares too heavy? He will bear them for you (I Pet 5:7). Are you lonely? He will never leave you nor forsake you (Heb 13:6). Do you have needs? He knows them and will supply (Matt 6:25-33). Are rulers oppressing you? He is higher than they (Eccl 5:8). Are you afraid? He will hide you in His pavilion and protect you from your enemies (Ps 27:1-6).

Esther married Ahasuerus, King of Persia. She should have been safe. But her husband ignorantly signed a decree into law to exterminate her and her people. She went to the LORD with fasting and prayer, and He wonderfully delivered her and her people. Glory!

Precious Hannah was beloved by her husband Elkanah, but his other wife tormented her painfully. So she took her complaint to the LORD. What Elkanah could not rectify, the blessed God did. Hannah had the great Samuel and five other children as well. Glory!

David said it well. “Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish” (Ps 146:3-4). “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes” (Ps 118:8-9).

The only Ruler you should seek favor from is Jesus Christ, the King of kings and Lord of lords. He holds your life now and your destiny in this world and the next in His hands. His approval and blessing are far more important than anyone else’s, no matter how powerful they might be. Obey Him today, and seek His blessing by obedience and prayer.

https://letgodbetrue.com/proverbs/index/chapter-29/proverbs-29-26/

05/28/2026

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟖:𝟏𝟎

𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐢𝐭: 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

This long proverb has a very sober warning and a wonderful promise. Examine yourself to make sure you are not misleading any child of God toward sin, and at the same time commit yourself to personal integrity and virtuous conduct as God defines it in the Bible.

Worldly persons that pressure or seduce Christians to sin will be destroyed by their own folly. Godly men who help Christians live holy lives in a wicked world will be blessed. False teachers and compromising preachers are doomed. They will fall into the carnal cesspool they create for their hearers and be destroyed (Pr 26:27). But the upright, who lead others to righteousness, will be satisfied with prosperity both here and in heaven.

God loves the righteous, and He comforts them from evil seducers by promising retributive justice. He specifically condemned the efforts of some to get others drunk to gaze on their nakedness (Hab 2:15). Let every man and woman think soberly about their influence on the other s*x. But contrary to His judgment of dangerous brethren, He will bless the righteous with good things that cannot be uttered or thought (I Cor 2:9).

You live in the fulfillment of this proverb’s warning, as the perilous times of the last days have arrived (II Tim 3:1-7). The compromising and effeminate brand of Christianity now sweeping the world is being exposed for the profane sham that it is (II Tim 3:8-9). Though persecution and seducers will get worse (II Tim 3:10-13; 4:3-4), the righteous have the cure – faithful preaching of God’s inspired Scriptures (II Tim 3:14-17; 4:1-2).

The proverb certainly applies to modern education, entertainment, and the media – where the common goal is to spread as much evil as possible, from Darwinism to soap operas, from rap music to salacious reporting. These extremely influential institutions in modern society have caused many righteous to go astray, and God will judge the world for it. But many individuals do the same, even Christians, by their sinful abuse of social media.

But the more subtle danger is false religion, where men compromise with evil as fast as they can to increase churches and followings. The seeker sensitive movement of mega-churches is a perfect illustration. They downgrade every aspect of worshipping God and Bible holiness to attract and keep the unregenerate. Vulnerable believers, who are snared by this profane appeal, are often lost down the drain of carnal Christianity with the rest.

God and righteousness will not be mocked. Jesus rebuked and judged the Pharisees for using religion as a means for financial gain (Matt 23:14), so He will do the same to these imposters. It is a profane crime that modern Bible versions protect these thieves by removing that verse. Paul also warned Timothy to stay away from these growth-at-any-cost gurus and their ignorant religion as being totally contrary to Christ (I Tim 6:3-5).

Jezebel stirred up Ahab to evil (I Kgs 21:25), and the church at Thyatira had a false teacher with the same name that promoted fornication and idolatry, whom Jesus promised to destroy (Rev 2:18-23). And the church at Pergamos had an emulator of Balaam (Num 31:16), the money-grubbing false prophet that taught Israel to commit fornication and idolatry, whom Jesus promised to fight against (Rev 2:14). The proverb’s lesson is true.

God blasted Israel’s priests after the Babylonian captivity for their profane compromise (Mal 2:1-9). As Israel had such false men, Peter warned that similar men would wreck havoc in Christ’s churches (II Pet 2:1-19). These false ministers promise their hearers liberty for loose living, though they are servants to sin. And Paul warned of false apostles that would serve Satan with a false Jesus, gospel, and Spirit (II Cor 11:3-4,13-15).

Reader! It is your duty to be very careful lest you cause the righteous to go astray. Watch your example and guard your influence, for God is examining them both. It is also your duty to separate from any who teach contrary to the New Testament (Rom 16:17-18; Gal 1:6-9; II Thess 3:6; Titus 3:10-11). And if you are spiritual and strong, you will save weak men from the clutches of these carnal compromisers (Jas 5:19-20; Jude 1:23).

Pastor! Are you holding to the strait and narrow way of Jesus Christ, or the wide and broad way of contemporary Christianity and carnal compromise? Do you seek out the old paths and earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the saints? You will give an account for your influence on every soul you touch. Are you a faithful shepherd feeding and protecting your sheep, or do you allow wolves in the flock to inflate your numbers?

Father! Is your hypocrisy leading your children to the same sin? Does your language and conduct promote pure godliness, or undermine it? You are commanded to bring your children up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord (Eph 6:4). Are you doing it? Or are your impressionable children being seduced to live a life of compromise? Is your conduct at home in spirit, word, and deed equal to or better than your image at church services?

Husband! Your wife took your name and is heavily influenced by your choices and lifestyle. True love serves another person to help them be all they should be in the sight of God. Is her walk with God and love of Jesus Christ greater or lesser because of her relationship with you? Would she do better spiritually without you? You will give an account for this woman on loan to you for a few years. She is God’s daughter. Look out!

While the wicked are destroyed for their sinful corruption and evil influence toward God’s children, the righteous persons that protect and serve them are blessed and favored. What good things are in store for the upright? Spiritual things beyond human ability to see, hear, or even imagine (I Cor 2:9)! A man walking with God can be filled now with all the fullness of God (Eph 3:14-19), and in heaven he will inherit all things (Rev 21:7).

https://letgodbetrue.com/proverbs/index/chapter-28/proverbs-28-10/

05/27/2026

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟕:𝟏𝟖

𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐟: 𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝.

Success is easy, even for lowly and simple men. All you must do is take good care of a successful boss or owner, and he will take good care of you. The man who keeps the fig tree gets to eat the valuable fruit, so the faithful servant will be rewarded by his master. This proverb is to encourage wise men to diligence and faithfulness in their professions.

You can trust this general rule of employment success. God only makes exceptions for more important reasons. If you want to get ahead, make your master so happy he cannot resist cutting you in on the real action. It has happened many times before; it will happen again. A wise servant can be promoted above even a son that is lazy or foolish (Pr 17:2).

Faithful men are rare today (II Tim 3:1-5; Pr 20:6; Ps 12:1), which makes this proverb even truer now. The contrast between your diligence and others’ laziness will be wider than ever – the same is true of your cheerfulness and their sullenness, your punctuality and their tardiness, your carefulness and their carelessness, and your obedience and their obstinance. Believe it! Find your fig tree, and keep it better than others. Success is easy.

A young boy, with average abilities, starts at a fast food restaurant. He is from a different race and section of town than the owner. The boy fears God and reads a proverb every morning. He is early to work, spit polished, cheerful, raring to go, and goes full speed all day, without complaint or letup. He knows only full speed and faster, nothing slower. Pacing himself makes the day drag and steals the owner’s profits, he explains modestly.

He follows all rules exactly, brings his own lunch, never misses work, asks for more tasks during lulls, cleans beyond his assigned area, does the work of two during rush periods, helps a customer change a flat tire, puts his arm shoulder-deep in the grease trap to recover a kitchen timer, does not snitch even a French fry, never questions his boss, does not offer foolish suggestions, and is friendly and respectful at all times to all persons.

Before leaving, he thanks the owner for his job and offers to do anything else that may be needed. When told an employee for the next shift just called in sick in order to go fishing, he enthusiastically volunteers to work a double shift, though he has to miss his own basketball game that night. He cheerfully works the second shift at full speed, closes the store securely, deposits the day’s sales at the bank, and mails letters for the owner.

When he began, he made minimum wage. After one year, he was promoted to supervisor. After two years, he was Assistant Manager. After three years, he was the youngest Store Manager in the chain’s history. After four years, the owner gave him 25% of store profits on top of his wages and retired in another city. After six years, the owner died and willed him the rest of the store. Today he has 5 stores and is thinking about where he will retire.

Too good to be true? Joseph began at minimum wage – slavery! In thirteen years he sat on a throne of the richest nation on earth. He found three fig trees, and he was the best keeper all three had ever imagined – Potiphar, the jailor, and Pharaoh. Let God be true!

Too good to be true? Jacob ran away from home with only a staff. Twenty years later, he had four wives, twelve sons, and very much wealth. He had found a fig tree, a gnarled old tree with potential, and he kept it faithfully in spite of setbacks – Laban. Let God be true!

Too good to be true? Elisha was only a plowboy when he found his fig tree to take care of, the service of God and Elijah. But so faithfully did he serve both masters that he was given a double portion of Elijah’s spirit (I Kgs 19:19-21; II Kgs 2:1-15). Incredible! Let God be true! Let every man of God fulfill his royal call as a servant of the King of kings.

Too good to be true? Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812) was born in the Frankfurt ghetto and faithfully served Prince Wilhelm IX of Hesse, who later loaned him the capital to build his family fortune. He sent his five sons to the greatest cities of Europe, resulting in the most powerful banking and financial dynasty in modern history. The Rothschild coat of arms has a clenched fist with five arrows symbolizing five banking dynasties from Psalm 127:4. In spite of no faith in Christ, their father created their wealth by waiting on the fig tree of Hesse and being honored according to this proverb. Let God be true!

Reader, how do you keep your fig tree? Faithful diligence brings honor. Waiting on your master brings promotion. Do not complain; get to work. You need sanctification more than you need education. You do not need brilliance; you need diligence. You do not need a sponsor; you need a motor. You do not need an opportunity; you need humility. Your greatest ability should be dependability. Graciousness will always trump genius.

First you must find a fig tree. A fence post is not a fig tree. It may be wood, but it bears no fruit. A dead or dying business is not where you want to be, no matter how much you like it or believe in it. If it is not making money, guess what? It is not making money! Cut your losses! You may keep that fence post in bed with you, but it will not bear fruit. Get away from that business or industry and find one that is necessary and thriving.

An electrical pole is not a fig tree, though it is wood and very tall. The “business opportunity” of a promoter with a shiny watch is just a tall tale. Ignore his leased Rolex and boasts about riches. Such men do not have real fig trees, or they would be eating from them instead of flattering you into a business selling overpriced junk that would never sell in the real marketplace. If he does not have a business without you, do not give him your business. Get away from him! Network marketing is not a fig tree – it is a pyramid scheme where 98% are continually fleeced to pay the 2% that take the “profits.”

A silk Ficus tree is not a fig tree, though it looks like one to the greedy and hasty eye. It will not produce figs, no matter how much you water it. Do not listen to enticing stories too good to be true. If they sound too good to be true, that means they are a lie. Simple enough? Reject all promoters that like to talk a lot. If their ideas really worked, the last person they would be talking to is you (Pr 12:11; 14:23; 28:19). Find a producing fig tree.

You need a real fig tree that bears real fruit you can see and touch – a successful business in a necessary industry with potential. Solomon suggested farming (Pr 12:11; 27:23-27; 28:19). Food works (Eccl 5:9). Wholesaling works (Pr 31:24). Commercial real estate works (Pr 31:16). Banking works (Matt 9:9). Printing works (Eccl 12:12). Construction works (I Kgs 11:26-28). Just about anything works, if men already need it and/or want it.

Second, keep the tree carefully. The Bible tells you how. Do not snitch a dime (Tit 2:10), answer back to your boss (Tit 2:9), shame your boss (Pr 17:2), or goof off even once (Eccl 10:1). Work harder than anyone else (Pr 22:29), speak when spoken to (Pr 29:19), please your boss well in all things (Tit 2:9), reverence authority (Eccl 10:7), work smart (Pr 14:35), and show friendliness (Pr 18:24). Success is easy! Pick the fruit, and eat it.

Does it sound too demeaning for you to serve another man or woman with the faithfulness and passion of a devoted slave? Then you are too proud for success, so get used to watching infomercials on television without any money to buy (Pr 21:25-26). If you are a man, can you serve a boss or business owner so diligently that you are called his work wife? Too silly for you? Good! Other readers with wisdom will take your place.

Does it sound unlikely such a simplistic, old-fashioned approach could work today? Have social activists, that have never worked a day in their lives, lied to you that discrimination will keep the master from honoring you or the fig tree from bearing fruit? Remember Joseph in Egypt! Daniel in Babylon! Esther in Persia! Discrimination is usually a lying excuse of a slothful person that wants a free handout (Pr 17:2; 22:13; 26:13; 20:4). God made economic rules about even servants that support the fig tree proverb (Ex 21:20-21).

Third, do everything on and off the job to the Lord Jesus Christ, with a focused fervent heart committed to His glory (Eph 6:5-7; Col 3:22-23). If you put His kingdom first in your life, He will add everything else you need or desire (Matt 6:33; I Kgs 3:10-13). If you delight in Him, He will give you the desires of your heart (Ps 37:4). If you walk uprightly, He will not withhold any good things from you (Ps 84:11). God will favor the righteous every time, so commit your heart, mind, and life to Him (Ps 112:1-3).

Reader, do not say you have done all this and are still on the bottom rung, for the rule is as true as any verse in the Bible. It is true as gravity. You have been cheating somewhere, for the rule works. Do you have a tree? Are you keeping it well? Is the Lord first? Is there room for you to improve in one or more of these conditions? Then repent and get busy!

What if you get the wrong tree? Impossible, if you make a reasonable effort to avoid fence posts, telephone polls, and Ficus trees. Your Master in heaven will see your care of even the wrong tree and reward you accordingly (Eph 6:8; Col 3:25). Believe it! The tree has less to do with the overall equation of success than does your diligent labor and love for your Master in heaven. He will solve your tree problem, when you clean up your performance problem. Have you forgotten about Moses? David? Abigail? Mordecai?

What of your religious fig tree? Saul of Tarsus ignorantly picked a horrible tree – it bore poisonous plums – but he kept it faithfully. He did not know any better, but he was perfectly faithful with what he knew. So his Master Jesus promoted him to apostle of the Gentiles for that faithfulness (I Tim 1:12-14). Give God the glory! How are you keeping your tree? With your whole heart? Or with a double mind? Can God count you faithful?

Regenerated reader, there is a glorious fig tree that only you know about. It is the Lord Jesus Christ and His kingdom. Jesus said, “If any man serve me, him will my Father honour” (John 12:26). How much honor? Jesus said again, “Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them” (Luke 12:37). Can it be true? Verily, there is a reward for the righteous (Ps 58:11).

Do you hear the Blessed and Only Master saying, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord” (Matt 25:21,23). This is the truly important fig tree – Jesus Christ. How do you serve Him? A crown awaits the faithful (II Tim 4:7-8).

How glorious is the honor? “The throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads” (Rev 22:3-4). Glory! Lord, lead me to Thy tree, and I shall keep it faithfully.

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05/26/2026

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟔:𝟒

𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦.

Fools do not deserve answers. Save yourself the pain, trouble, and waste of time dealing with them by ignoring their saucy, stupid, or scornful questions. Take the high road of truth and wisdom, and do not stoop to their haughty insolence or lazy ignorance. Answers are not a right to anyone – they are a privilege only for those meeting conditions for truth.

It is wrong to debate with fools. They do not deserve knowledge or truth. Wisdom is too precious to waste on them. Wise men have better uses of their time. And arguing is a fleshly lust. For these reasons, it is a sin to debate with men who do not clearly display godly character and conduct. If you debate them, you honor their foolish ignorance.

You should say enough to shut their mouths, but anything more is folly and sin (Pr 26:5). They deserve no honor (Pr 26:1), and only a beating will truly help them (Pr 26:3). To keep them from thinking they are right, you may briefly refute their idiotic notions. Truth does not back down from any, but it has no obligation to waste its time on any, either.

If you debate truth with a fool, he will first despise your wise words and ridicule the precious things you tell him (Pr 23:9). You will degrade the truth by letting him mock and reproach it. He will then twist your words and use them against you, because his heart is corrupt with hate and violence (Is 29:20-21). Leave him alone, and let him rot.

Jesus plainly confirmed Solomon by teaching, “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you” (Matt 7:6). Jesus often rebuked the Pharisees, Sadducees, Herodians, lawyers, and scribes of His day, but He strictly avoided any foolish wrangling with them.

Too harsh, you say? Jesus called them dogs and pigs – vile animals and perpetual examples of beastly cruelty and selfish greed, among other despicable traits. When told He had offended Pharisees, Jesus said to His apostles, “Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch” (Matt 15:14).

How do you spot a fool? Easy. Listen to him talk (Pr 14:7), and measure his walk (Pr 20:11). A fool talks a lot, likes his own ideas, gets angry easily, always excuses his conduct, belittles others, prefers teaching over being taught, wants to debate most anything, resents authority, disdains convention, or talks profanely. A fool also does not live by the Bible and has no spiritual fruit, which is the true measure of real wisdom.

Your flesh wants to get in the last word, or believes you can persuade him by reasoning, or thinks love will win the day, or sees no risk to your own soul (II Tim 2:24-26; I Cor 15:33). There is danger, so Paul warned against the foolish questions or vain babblings of foolish men (I Tim 1:3-7; 4:7; 6:20; II Tim 2:14-16,23; Titus 1:14; 3:9). Others will try to shame you for not debating fools, but they are just another class of fools themselves.

Answers and truth are not a right. They are a privilege only for those meeting the conditions. When men do not have the right spirit and response to truth, God sends them strong delusion to believe a lie that they might be damned (II Thess 2:9-12). You should give thanks now and always for God choosing you to believe the truth (II Thess 2:13).

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