Proverbs 16-18

[wolfpurplemoon]

OK, all of you who were telling me that God didn't make wicked/evil people, that it's just our choices that lead us to wicked paths, what about 16:4? "The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil." or "The Lord works everything for its own endst – even the wicked for the day of disaster." So God made wicked people that way, but punishes them anyway.

Kings seem to have the same demands as God, funny that...

Apparently, that 'pride goes before a fall' saying is a slight paraphrase of 16:18

17:28 could also be "It's better to be thought a fool than open your mouth and prove it."

I couldn't see anything new to pick out of Proverb 18, some of it is good, though common sense, advice.

Comments

Wicked people...

[(Anonymous)]

I tend to agree with Kevin. I've been a believer since 1987 and I certainly don't know all there is to know but I do know that the Bible is filled with what looks like contradictions to doctrine, but this simply comes from the Word's translation from it's original language into our own. One really has to study to understand. That being said, the Word says that God made all things good. Evil is not good but because of the fall it is a choice-just like choosing God is a choice. I believe that this scripture is saying, "whether people choose to be good or evil, God made everyone for his good pleasure." It is just that the evil (should they choose to keep walking that way) are reserved for the day of judgment. And, that's my .20 cents worth!-Terrie

Re: Wicked people...

[wolfpurplemoon]

I can accept that translation errors will have slipped in over the millennia, I'm not sure it can explain all the contradictions, but it's a start. See my comment to Kevin above for further thoughts on whether wicked people are made that way.