Day 108 Watch That Scale | Proverbs 11:1-2

Watch That Scale

1

The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales,
     but he delights in accurate weights.

2 

Pride leads to disgrace,
     but with humility comes wisdom.

Verse 1

Our actions, like our words, are important to God. At work, we should not cheat other people. We must be fair. In a shop, a kilo or pound weight should be accurate. If we use false measurements, we lie to our customers. We should be honest.

Verse 2

Humble people know that God is great. God likes humble people.

God likes humble people because they look after other people. A humble person considers that other people are important.

A proud person thinks only about himself.

The purpose of false scales is to cheat people, to lie by

saying they are purchasing more than they really are. That is the

same as stealing from the purchaser, and we know that is wrong

from the Ten Commandments. On the other hand, if a person

uses an honest balance, then they are treating their fellow human

properly, and God is pleased.

If people are proud and self-reliant, they lose their sense

of needing God since they are able to handle life’s obstacles on

their own. But none of us are God, so there come times when the

proud lose control of their lives – and so they are ashamed.

However, humble people know they can’t meet all of life’s

demands, so they need to rely on Yahweh. They study the

Scriptures to find out what God wants them to do. And

Scriptures always lead readers to Wisdom and to a way to be

forgiven for their sins and shortcomings.

Contemplate: Pride is perhaps the deadliest of sins,

for it blinds people from their need for God. Do you need God?

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