Proverbs 11

¹ The LORD abhors dishonest scales,
but accurate weights are his delight.

² When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but with humility comes wisdom.

³ The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

⁴ Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them,
but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.

⁷ When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes;
all he expected from his power comes to nothing.

⁸ The righteous man is rescued from trouble,
and it comes on the wicked instead.

We have been reading the Proverbs together in the morning. These verses struck me today, and I wanted to share them with you. May God's truth bring you peace and contentment, and may this spur you on to love and good works through our Lord Jesus Christ.

My Utmost for His Highest, June 2nd

"If we are obsessed by God, nothing else can get into our lives--not concerns, nor tribulation, nor worries. And now we understand why our Lord so emphasized the sin of worrying. How can we dare to be so absolutely unbelieving when God totally surrounds us? To be obsessed by God is to have an effective barricade against all the assaults of the enemy."
~Oswald Chambers