Bible Gateway passage: Romans 3:20-22, Proverbs 10 - King James Version (2024)

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What does Romans 3:20 mean? ›

Paul puts it bluntly: No human being will be justified in God's sight by works of the law. Why is this? Because no human being is able to keep the works of the law perfectly. We are sinners by nature. Every single person, without exception, chooses to do what they know is wrong, at least sometimes.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

The wise in heart will receive commandments: But a prating fool shall fall.

Proverbs 10:10 "He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall." This proverb is the rare case where vice is not contrasted with virtue but instead with vice. This proverb is not meant to recommend one vice over another or to suggest that a particular evil is better than any other.

The “righteousness of God” (Romans 3:21–22) refers to God's saving activity in Jesus Christ, whose death and resurrection frees people (i.e., redeems them; 3:24) from the power of sin that alienates them from God and brings them into right relationship with God.

It means to be still and let God fight your battles for you, put your burdens on him and he will see you through, he will walk by your side and when you think you cannot handle it any longer he will carry you, you can always depend on God by putting your faith and trust in him.

These wise comments begin with a summary of how righteousness and evil result in different reputations (Proverbs 10:1–7). Those who participate in godly wisdom have a better likelihood of success. They are less likely to invite revenge, punishment, or judgment because of their actions (Proverbs 10:8–19).

Therefore, the chief aim of the book of Proverbs is to bring divine truth into proper focus, enabling us to look at life through God's eyes—from His eternal, all-knowing point of view—and then live accordingly. Proverbs teaches us how to gain wisdom from God's reproofs so that, in the power of the Spirit, we will obey.

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, And he addeth no sorrow with it.

Solomon wrote most of the Proverbs. His name appears at the beginning of three sections of Proverbs: Proverbs 1:1, Proverbs 10;1, and Proverbs 25:1, thus solidifying his authorship.

Is too much talk in Proverbs 10? ›

Proverbs 10:19 In-Context

19 Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut. 20 The words of the godly are like sterling silver; the heart of a fool is worthless.

God wants us to use our words, just very carefully. This proverb reinforces how valuable the right words can be. Solomon describes the words of the just as “choice silver,” meaning they are very desirable.

Those who lack the wisdom to listen to wise people will not be fed. As a result, they will say and do things in life that will cause their demise. Fools will not get wisdom because they will not hear wise people. Such people will remain foolish and eventually do foolish things that hasten their death.

20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value. 21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense. 22 The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, without painful toil for it.

Jesus longs for us to move beyond the idea of sacrifice—what we feel obligated to give up to be perceived as religious. He wants us to get our hearts involved, tangled up with other people's lives, so the word sacrifice drops out of our vocabulary, and that all we know is the passion to love others as he loves us.

(19-20) Summation: the law cannot save us from our sin and the penalty it deserves. Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

To humble oneself is to acknowledge God as Lord and to obey as servant. In order to do so, then, the Son had to take “the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men” (Philippians 2:7). “We, as creatures, must obey our Creator, and he, as our brother, did the same.”

Christ specifically tells the disciples they will receive anything they ask—but only if they have faith. This means trust in God and His power to do what He wants to do. It also means an alignment with the will of God—it does not mean using the Creator as a vending machine.