Bragging On Jesus

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 21:20 Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling, but a foolish man devours it. 21 Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor. 22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust. Treasure In The Glory Of God R Aylor ​ Only a few verses earlier in this chapter, 16-18; we saw how a wicked person peruses worldly pleasures but the end result is their own destruction. I wonder... why might the wise person in today’s verses have many of the very same treasures the wicked person seeks and devours... the very things that leads to their demise? But for the wise they are not evil or poison to their soul... why is that? I think the reason is not in the things that come their way but in the seeking of them first and foremost. The physical things in life are not that important to the wise at heart… they are not obsessed with them… not controlled by them