Blameless
December 17, 2022
“Blameless”
Blessings folk!
This we know…
Pro 29:10
Bloodthirsty men hate one who is blameless
and seek the life of the upright.
ESV
“Men of blood”…those who shed blood without a thought, hate the blameless.
They seek the life of the upright.
They seek to kill, steal and destroy…hummm…
Jesus said this of the thief…
John 10:10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.
I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
ESV
Man destroys.
Jesus gives life.
Abundant life.
This Proverb can also be translated this way…
Pro 29:10
Bloodthirsty men hate one who is blameless
“but the upright seek his soul”
ESV
The idea is that the bloodthirsty hate the blameless.
The upright seek good for the blameless.
The NLT captures this…
Pro 29:10
The bloodthirsty hate blameless people,
but the upright seek to help them.
NLT
The question begs to be asked of ourselves.
How do we view the blameless?
Do we seek to help them?
Do we hate them?
Many are they who profess to “believe”, yet they hate the blameless.
The true state of their soul is thereby revealed.