Violence

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I. Soliciting Evil

1. Starts with Peer Pressure

Proverbs 1:10 NASB95
10 My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.

2. They Appeal to Their Power

Proverbs 1:11 NASB95
11 If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us ambush the innocent without cause;
Proverbs 1:12 NASB95
12 Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, Even whole, as those who go down to the pit;

3. They Appeal to Easy Money

Proverbs 1:13 NASB95
13 We will find all kinds of precious wealth, We will fill our houses with spoil;
Proverbs 1:14 NASB95
14 Throw in your lot with us, We shall all have one purse,”

4. Don’t Trust Them

Proverbs 1:15 NASB95
15 My son, do not walk in the way with them. Keep your feet from their path,

5. They Can’t Deliver

Proverbs 1:16 NASB95
16 For their feet run to evil And they hasten to shed blood.
Proverbs 1:17 NASB95
17 Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the sight of any bird;
Proverbs 1:18 NASB95
18 But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.
Proverbs 1:19 NASB95
19 So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence; It takes away the life of its possessors.
The feet or way of living should run away from these liers as they run twoard trouble

II. Violence

1. Don’t Want What They Have

Proverbs 3:31–32 NASB95
31 Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways. 32 For the devious are an abomination to the Lord; But He is intimate with the upright.

2. Don’t Get Caught In Their Trap

Proverbs 21:7 (NASB95)
7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away, Because they refuse to act with justice.

3. Don’t Fall for Their Act

Proverbs 21:29 NASB95
29 A wicked man displays a bold face, But as for the upright, he makes his way sure.
Dad as a Detroit cop arresting a wanna be tough guy.

III. Murders

Proverbs 28:17 NASB95
17 A man who is laden with the guilt of human blood Will be a fugitive until death; let no one support him.

IV. Causing Harm

Proverbs 3:29–30 NASB95
29 Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you. 30 Do not contend with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm.

V. Revenge

Proverbs 20:22 NASB95
22 Do not say, “I will repay evil”; Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.
Proverbs 24:28–29 NASB95
28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, And do not deceive with your lips. 29 Do not say, “Thus I shall do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”

VI. Dissension and Strife

A. Evaluation of Strife

Proverbs 6:16–19 NASB95
16 There are six things which the Lord hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil, 19 A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.

B. Preference to Strife

Proverbs 17:1 NASB95
1 Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it Than a house full of feasting with strife.

C. Solution to Strife

Proverbs 18:18 NASB95
18 The cast lot puts an end to strife And decides between the mighty ones.

D. Consequence of Strife

Proverbs 18:19 NASB95
19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.

VII. Meddling

1. Will Get You Bit

Proverbs 26:17 NASB95
17 Like one who takes a dog by the ears Is he who passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him.

2. Will Pollute You

Proverbs 25:26 NASB95
26 Like a trampled spring and a polluted well Is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

3. Will Weigh You Down

Proverbs 27:3 NASB95
3 A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.

4. Will Get You Stuck

Proverbs 28:10 NASB95
10 He who leads the upright astray in an evil way Will himself fall into his own pit, But the blameless will inherit good.
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