Proverbs 25:26: A righteous man who falters before the wicked is like a murky spring and a polluted well.
Insight
This is the comparison he makes with a righteous man, a man who has stood for truth, who finally bows before the wicked. How many times that happens in business. How many times that happens in politics. A man of integrity, in order to get into office, will bow before the wicked. And it even happens in the church. A man who has stood for pure doctrine, for things that are right, will begin to compromise and cut corners. That is the heartbreak of the day. It is just like coming to a spring when you are thirsty and finding it covered with scum and pollutants. What a verse this is! 1
Application
“He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.” Psalm 1:3
Where have you planted your heart? Is it next to that stream that is flowing with the living water of His Word? Or has it been compromised next to the polluted waters of the world? You are responsible for your own personal decisions. You can not blame someone else for your choices. There is always time to make a change, if that is what your heart desires.
Motivation
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. Proverbs 14:12
Your fruit will reveal the type of soil surrounding your heart. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Father, I need your grace to stay strong and to avoid the selfish pitfalls.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: Poetry (Proverbs) (electronic ed., Vol. 20). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
