Proverbs 24:19-20 — Wise Saying #29

READ THIS: Proverbs 24:19-20, Wise Saying #29

19 Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked, 20 for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

WHAT’S THIS MEAN, ANYWAY?

This proverb talks a lot about things we've read before (check out our devos on wise sayings #20 and #15), but there's a reason this idea keeps getting brought up! Pastor Julia always says that when something is repeated, it must be important. Once again, Solomon warns us to stop worrying about the actions of those who pursue evil and to stop wishing we could live their life! He says that the future of those that chase after evil is set in stone, and it is not a pretty ending. In a lot of King David's psalms, he writes about this idea too... like father, like son, right?!

Part of trusting God to protect us is also trusting that God will take care of those who do evil. The more we worry about those around us, the more we find ourselves distracted from what God could be calling us to do next, especially since we can mess up just as much! Jesus spoke about this idea in Matthew 7... check it out below!

THINK ABOUT IT:

1. Why do you think Solomon would remind us again and again not to be worried or jealous of those who do evil?

2. What does your future with Jesus look like? How can you know what it is if we aren't there yet?

TRY THIS:

 

Read this verse from Matthew 7:3-5, and let it be your focus today!

3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.