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Good Judges Are Impartial
Proverbs 24:23 (NIV)
23) These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judging is not good
Proverbs Club Commentary
Verse 23, and the rest of the chapter,
are possibly not from King Solomon.
Judges must be fair-minded or recused.
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21) Fear the Lord and the king, my son,
and do not join with rebellious officials,
22) for those two will send sudden destruction on them,
and who knows what calamities they can bring?
Proverbs Club Commentary
Respect your authorities in heaven and on earth.
Following traitors is catastrophic.
Distinguish the difference with wisdom from knowledge.
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19) Do not fret because of evildoers
or be envious of the wicked,
20) for the evildoer has no future hope,
and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Do not fear or envy the Wicked.
They are hopeless and doomed.
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17) Do not gloat when your enemy falls;
when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
18) or the Lord will see and disapprove
and turn his wrath away from them.
Proverbs Club Commentary
This proverb was retired when Jesus proclaimed:
“You have heard that it was said,
‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
But I tell you, love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you,”
Matthew 5:43-44
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15) Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
do not plunder their dwelling place;
16) for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The grace of God allows the Righteous to recover from crimes.
The Wicked have no such assurances.
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