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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 5 of 5
Proverbs 24:23-34
This short section ends what is called "the words of the wise" (Proverbs 22:17).
When men want to please their fellow-men it is often at the expense of righteousness and truth. The man of God must be irreproachable in these respects (vv. 23-25).
V. 27 reminds the young believer that before thinking about starting to build a home, he must make sure that he has the resources to do this, already having a job to provide for the needs of his family. "Afterwards build thine house". But a beginner courts disaster if he sets out on his own to build a house. V. 3 points us to an architect in whom we can have absolute confidence in these circumstances: it is Wisdom, in other words, the Lord (cf. Psalms 127:1). The life of a faithful Christian must be balanced. Allowing the Lord to act in his life does not prevent him from being active and diligent, for he has had occasion to observe how laziness in every part of life leads to a man’s downfall (vv. 30-34). Dear friend, v. 4 invites you to fill the "chambers" of your memory with knowledge in order to avoid spiritual famine in your future home. God will make all the precious and pleasant things that you have found in His Word sink into your heart (Matthew 13:52).
