The Righteous and the Wicked

Saturday, July 4, 2015
Proverbs 11:1-10 KJV 

1 A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight. 2 [When] pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly [is] wisdom. 3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. 4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. 5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness. 7 When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust [men] perisheth. 8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. 9 An hypocrite with [his] mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. 10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What is an abomination to the Lord and what is His delight? (v.1)
2) What comes with pride and what comes with humility? (v.2)
3) What guides the upright and what destroys the unrighteous? (v.3)
4) What does wealth profit anyone in the day of God's wrath? (v.4a)
5) What is written about the wicked and about the righteous? (v.4b-10)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Are you among the wicked or the righteous? How do you know?

LIFE LESSONS
7) The only hope that the righteous, or the wicked, will have in the day of judgment will be the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ.