Some Thoughts From Proverbs 23

Proverbs 23:3, 6-7

⁶ Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies,
⁷ for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.
    “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

This is another warning against deception. God's warning to and against liars are so many in Proverbs that they need not be listed.

The deceiver is always with us. He will use any means, the scales, a meal, whatever is handy to practice his deception. He moves the widow’s boundary stone, and he buys cheap, brags about it, and then sells high.

In times past it was the horse trader, now it’s the used car salesman. As disgusting as these crooks are to us so they draw God’s warnings and His judgement. But because of the warnings we have we do not need to be fooled by them.

Proverbs 23:15-18

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, my heart too will be glad.
¹⁶ My inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right.
¹⁷ Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.
¹⁸ Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

Among other things to note:

1.      When are we are to do this, now and always

2.      We are guaranteed a payday someday.

Proverbs 22:23

²³ Buy truth, and do not sell it;
    buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

Just a quick note. Neither foolishness nor falseness can ever make you wise.