One said of a devoted Christian man in his business, “He commands my custom, for all his goods are Christian;” and of another, “He sells a Christian shovel.” When we are “upright in heart and life and business, we need no recommendation.”
The upright man, and not the leaner, is ever the blessed one. If the Book of Proverbs is carefully studied, it will be found there are many blessings which come to the upright.
1. The upright “dwell in the land” of promised blessing—2:21.
Proverbs 2:21 Decent people will live in the land. People of integrity will remain in it.
2. The upright have Jehovah as their strength—10:29.
Proverbs 10:29 The way of the LORD is a fortress for an innocent person but a ruin to those who are troublemakers.
3. The integrity and righteousness of the upright bring guidance and deliverance—11:3, 6, 11.
Proverbs 11:3 Integrity guides decent people, but hypocrisy leads treacherous people to ruin.
Proverbs 11:6 Decent people are saved by their righteousness, but treacherous people are trapped by their own greed.
Proverbs 11:11 With the blessing of decent people a city is raised up, but by the words of wicked people, it is torn down.
4. The upright are a joy to the Lord, and He delights to answer their prayer—11:20; 15:8.
Proverbs 11:20 Devious people are disgusting to the LORD, but he is delighted with those whose ways are innocent.
Proverbs 15:8 A sacrifice brought by wicked people is disgusting to the LORD, but the prayers of decent people please him.
5. The upright find that the Lord keeps them, causes them to flourish, and obtain definite direction—13:6; 14:11; 21:29.
Proverbs 13:6 Righteousness protects the honest way of life, but wickedness ruins a sacrifice for sin.
Proverbs 14:11 The houses of wicked people will be destroyed, but the tents of decent people will continue to expand.
Proverbs 21:29 A wicked person puts up a bold front, but a decent person’s way of life is his own security.
6. They find “good things in possession” (28:10). “No good will Jehovah withhold from them who walk uprightly” (Psa. 84:11).
Psalm 84:11 The LORD God is a sun and shield. The LORD grants favor and honor. He does not hold back any blessing from those who live innocently.
I HOPE YOU FOUND THIS QUICK REFRESHER HELPFUL.
LIVE AN UPRIGHT LIFE AND BE BLESSED BY GOD.
PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM