Proverbs 10:5
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
The book of Proverbs is intensely practical, but it is not a secular self-help manual. Every observation about the sluggard, the diligent man, the wise woman, or the fool is rooted in the character of God and the nature of the world He has made. This is a covenantal world, a world of cause and effect, of sowing and reaping, because it is governed by a covenant-keeping God. In our text, we are presented with a sharp and simple contrast between two kinds of sons. This is the antithesis that runs through all of Scripture. There are two ways to live, two paths, two masters, and two eternities. Here, the distinction is not presented in terms of abstract belief, but in terms of concrete action in God's world. The difference between wisdom and shame is revealed when the sun is high and the grain is ripe.