Proverbs 27

We really don’t know what God has in store for our future. The best we can do is be wise and prepared and remember that He is in control. It is a scary place to be thinking we have control over everything. We have choices, free will, but we must remember that God is sovereign.
Someone willing to correct you is better than someone who loves you but keeps it a secret. In my flesh, I think I’d rather think people loved me in secret. But I guess the point is that open rebuke is a better kind of love. A friend will tell you what you need to hear, even if it hurts, while someone else may tell you what you want to hear even if it doesn’t benefit you. I would much prefer wounds of a friend and open rebuke.
But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet…this reminded me of how people seek to fulfill themselves in the world. Every bitter thing (sin) is sweet (temporarily fulfilling). A satisfied soul doesn’t need the indulgences of honeycomb. My commentary said something completely different, but that is how this verse spoke to me.
I wondered for a long time today about verse 10. My commentary said to stick with friends that were tried and true because relatives may be less reliable than then genuine friends. I was thinking maybe it has something to do with distance or something. Anyway, I would like to know what this word for neighbor was in Hebrew because neighbor and friend don’t seem like close to the same word in our vocabulary, though I am great friends with my neighbor.
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” This has become one of my favorite verses over the years. Amos and I always joke about how when iron sharpens iron there can be sparks. I believe God uses our spouses to sharpen us more than He uses anyone else.
A man’s actions reflect his heart. What is in our hearts will come out of us in one way or another. It is important to pay attention to such things. It is also a good tool to use for ourselves in evaluating our walk with the Lord.