Our Favorite Proverbs: Proverbs 20:17
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David Chadwick discusses the implications of deceit as illustrated in Proverbs 20:17.
by David Chadwick "Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel." Proverbs 20:17 Today's proverb is also out of Proverbs 20, verse 17, which says, "Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel." Here is another powerful verse about the terror of deception. Titus 1:2 says that God does not lie. Truth is his nature and character. Deceit brings such pain. It is a tactic that leaves a wake of destruction. 1 Peter 2:1 says that we should rid ourselves of all malice and deceit. Leviticus 19:11 says not to lie or deceive one another. Even Jesus, in John 8:44, addressed those who opposed his message and described them in this way: "You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies." What a profound verse! Satan's native language is deceit, which means that if we lie, we are speaking the language of the devil, the diabolos, the divider. Imagine putting a bite of hot bread into your…
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