Some Thoughts From Proverbs 30

Proverbs 30:11-14

¹¹ There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
¹² There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth.
¹³ There are those—how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift!
¹⁴ There are those whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives,
to devour the poor from off the earth, the needy from among mankind.

The writer of Proverbs is very plain in his description of the wicked.  And in this context he lets us look at the internal motivation of the person who has little or no redeeming features.

A.     Vs 11-This person does not have the natural affection of a child for his parent and shows his heart with a callous disregard for respect.

B.     Vs 12-The fact is that this person should not surprise us.  He has no concern for introspection and therefore he will admit no fault.

C.     Vs 13-Pride is what we would expect from such a one and we are not disappointed.  This one is a mountain to himself.  He looks down on everyone.

D.    Vs 14-The cruelty of the truly wicked person should never surprise a Christian.  Sin doesn’t entertain love and therefore there is no respect there. 

Along with these verses 11-14 be aware also of verse 20.  The failure to recognize and acknowledge sin is as old as the transgression against God.

Adam wipes his mouth to clean away the forbidden fruit and said, “It was the woman.”