Chapter 11
9 An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour:
but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
Our mouths can really be used to destroy someone. In this verse we are warned about hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is saying something that is not an accurate representation of a situation or self. When we say what we think others want us to say, or say what makes us look a certain way to the hearer, we are guilty of operating within hypocrisy. Sometimes we think that it isn’t very harmful but the Lord is warning us that this will destroy the persons around you.
If you pick up the phone with a sister at church, greet her with such warmth and kindness, pray for her and hang up on a cheerful note and then turn around and snap at our children, never praying for them and not having time for their burdens and cares, you are this hypocrite. You are destroying your children.
How do you speak to your husband and children? Are you genuine in your concern for all because you are genuine and not a hypocrite? Allow the Holy Spirit to prick your conscience when inconsistency arises so that you will be a wise woman building her home and not tearing it down with your own hands.
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- all4givn
on Apr. 12, 2010 at 10:57 AM