When a wicked man dies, [his] expectation with perish,
And the hope of strong men perishes.
Message: Mortal power leads to nothing
Time: Proverbs records multiple individuals as its author with Solomon as the principal author. Solomon died in 931 BC though most think the book was likely in its final form sometime before the end of Hezekiah’s reign in 686 BC. It is a book that instructs people on the path of wisdom. It speaks to all of life and living our lives under the authority and direction of God.
What the Lord is Saying:
NIV - Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing.
NLT - When the wicked die, their hopes die with them, for they rely on their own feeble strength.
The wicked man is not producing anything of lasting value. All they have done dies with them. All that they believed in, their promise of power and their own strength comes to nothing. Reminds me of I Timothy 4:7-8, "But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness; for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come"
Proverbs 3:5 - Trust in the Lord with all of your heart. Do not lean on your own understanding. Our problem comes when we trust only in ourselves and our own strength.
Prayer: O Lord, help me always to seek you and you alone and not rely on my own strength nor pursue those things that do not have any lasting value. Help me to always focus on those things that have eternal value, eternal life for God's chosen people.
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