Last week the lesson from the Word was a cautionary against idleness. Today, another warning – against falsehood – which is the sin most Christians overlook within themselves, while being quick to point it out in others.
Proverbs 6:12-13
King James Version (KJV)
12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
froward = habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
A direct gaze, without averting the eyes has long been considered a way of detecting honesty in a person. The Proverb is saying here that darting eyes, excessive blinking, and rapid hand gestures are all indicative of a dishonest person.
14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
Truly – this must be the greatest trouble in the Body of Christ. It is tragic that so many false converts are within the fold – but it is a fact that must be faced. How could anyone professing the Name of Christ be “devising mischief continually?” The LORD sees everything – and those that do these things will not go unpunished.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
While we may sometimes wonder how evil people seem to prosper – (how do they get away with it?) we can see from this Proverb that the judgement for these offenses will come as a shock to the unrepentant – and without a cure.
2 Chronicles 36:16
King James Version (KJV)



