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1 | Where there is no vision, people perish? | Prov 29:18 | userdoe214 | 7833 | ||
I just know I will say more than you want, but here goes. The book of Proverbs is stylistically different than most of the books of the Bible. For one, it is playful with contradictions. I don't mean that kind of accidental contradiction skeptics are always hoping to find, but the kind that makes you think (see Pr. 26:4-5). Another type is one that juxtapositions two statements which seem like opposites. This is one of those proverbs. People parish and are unrestrained when they do not properly "see" the value of doing God's law. God says not to commit adultery. The reason for some reason does not seem so clear to many people, so they are unrestrained and their lives start falling apart (i.e. they parish) as a result of breaking this simple law; for the foundation of a happy life is a happy family life, and that certainly is not possible in an home with unfaithful parents. I don't believe God requires we learn the value of His commands by watching the self-inflicted misery of others, I think He'd be much happier to give us insight (vision) into the benefits of doing things His way. Don't mean to long winded, just trying to press the point that the first part of the proverb is properly connected to the second. So keep them together. hope that helps mrk |
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2 | Where there is no vision, people perish? | Prov 29:18 | EdB | 7875 | ||
Excellent answer Mark Sutton. A word study of the word “vision” will lead the student to the word “revelation” and eventually to the meaning “God’s Word”, “God’s law” or “God’s restraint”. In other words, “without God’s Word or Law (restraint) the people will perish” I believe Amos 8:11-12 expounds on this idea "Behold, days are coming," declares the Lord GOD, "When I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water, But rather for hearing the words of the LORD. 12"People will stagger from sea to sea And from the north even to the east; They will go to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, But they will not find it.” |
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