verse 13: “An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will escape from trouble.”
When I was a child, I used to love to watch television. I was fascinated by the detective and crime shows; some that stick out in my mind include the courtroom dramas where the hero lawyer not only defended his/her innocent client, but got the guilty party to confess right there in the courtroom! Of course, this was just fictional television; things like that don’t always happen in real life.
Solomon here though is referring to the words and speech of such people. The evil man’s lies will always entrap him. The righteous never have to worry about such problems. I’m reminded of an old adage that I have heard from parents about lying, that goes something like this: a lie always demands another lie to cover it up…the truth doesn’t need that many words.
Something to think about.
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