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1 | Made everything for its own purpose? | Prov 16:7 | Ray | 154224 | ||
Hi Makarios, Here I am, trying to decide which pronouns to "count" as speaking of Deity and you go and point out Proverbs 16:17 and give me yet another pronoun to consider. :)) l) When you say that "they will be won over with the spoken word of our testimony" would that suggest that "we make even our enemies to be at peace with us" (verse 7) or "if we depart from evil and we watch our ways, our souls can be preserved"? (verse 17) 2) Or, will they "be won over with the word of God"; thus when our testimonies are pleasing to God, He makes even our enemies to be at peace with us. I appreciate your thought of being focused on one thing as we consider these things of God. Good night. From the heart, Ray |
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2 | Made everything for its own purpose? | Prov 16:7 | Makarios | 154259 | ||
Greetings Ray, Option #2 was closer to the mark at what was originally intended, but I also like Option #1A. :) Blessings to you, Makarios |
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3 | Made everything for its own purpose? | Prov 16:7 | Ray | 154310 | ||
Hi Makarios, So are you suggesting now that a divine decision is in the lips of the King? His mouth should not err in judgment. :) See Proverbs 16:10. From the heart, Ray |
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4 | For His purpose?Blameless in His way | Prov 16:7 | Ray | 154367 | ||
Hi Makarios, I believe that the word of (God) is tested and tried. Psalm 18:30, "As for God, His way is blameless; The word of God is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him." 2 Samuel 22:31, "As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the Lord is tested; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him." I see those verses as a perfect match even though the Psalm is not matched or quoted the same in 2 Samuel. 1) How do you compare Proverbs 16:4 and 33 with 2 Samuel 22:33? 2 Samuel 22:33, NASB, "God is my strong fortress; And He sets the blameless in His way." 2 Samuel 22:33, NKJ, "God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect." From the heart, Ray |
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5 | For His purpose?Blameless in His way | Prov 16:7 | Makarios | 154433 | ||
Greetings Ray, I apologize for my slowness in responding. I agree! Psalm 18:30 and 2 Samuel 22:31 are almost identical passages of Scripture. As for Proverbs 16:4 "The LORD has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble" [ESV] and Proverbs 16:33 "The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD" [ESV], I see both of those verses as being different in meaning when compared with 2 Samuel 22:33. It is interesting to note the NASB rendering of 2 Samuel 22:33 "And He sets the blameless in His way" as compared to the NKJV rendering and the ESV "and has made my way blameless" which are both a bit more idiomatic.. The more idiomatic NKJV and ESV renderings seek to avoid the ambiguity of "are the blameless already blameless before they are in His way?" which could be derived from the NASB rendering, even though I like the fact that the NASB puts those who are blameless in 'His way', i.e. placing emphasis on God's way to show that that is how they are being made blameless. Excellent thoughts! Blessings to you, Makarios |
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6 | For His purpose?Blameless in His way | Prov 16:7 | Ray | 154467 | ||
Hi Makarios, I just wrote #154462 and would be interested in any of your thoughts for there. Don't apologize for slowness in responding, I know that you are a busy man and you need to continue to keep your priorities in order. 1) The connection that I see in the verses that we are considering might be shown by my parentheses [my apologies to Hank and others]. Proverbs 16:4, "The Lord has made everything for (Himself, NKJ) its own purpose." Proverbs 16:33, "...But its every decision is from the (Lord)." 2 Samuel 22:31, "As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the (Lord) is tested;..." 2 Samuel 22:33, "God is my strong fortress; And He sets the blameless in (His) way." Psalm 18:30, "As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the (Lord) is tried;..." Again, the parentheses are mine for comparisons. From the heart, Ray |
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