PROVERBS 6
12 A worthless person, a wicked man,
goes about with crooked speech,
13 winks with his eyes, signals with his feet,
points with his finger,
14 with perverted heart devises evil,
continually sowing discord;
15 therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly;
in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.
– Proverbs 6:12-15
PROVERBS 6 THE CHARACTER OF WICKED MEN
A poem by ILMA inspired by these verses
Be wary of those who appear charming and witty
They may look like they mean well, but they are wily
They use everything they know to manipulate you
They will cunningly design to bring you down
But don’t lose hope, the Lord will deal with them
Calamity will one day come and make them broken.
In these following verses, we hear Solomon depicts the character of wicked men. One of the characteristics he pointed out is their crooked speech. He has a perverse mouth. He can never be clear with what he says, always vague and flipflopping. In other words, he can’t give a straight or honest answer because he is always looking for opportunities to manipulate or deceive someone.
Another feature of a wicked man is that they always deceive you. He may charm you first to get what he wants from you and then he sows discord and evil. He does it so cunningly that at first, you would be convinced that he is really a good person, but he waits for the right time to design a plot to snatch something from you. Solomon gives us a clear picture of these kinds of people because he wants us to discern them quickly so that they can be stopped from sowing evil plots against God’s people.
REFLECTION
- Why is it important to know the characteristics of wicked men?
