90 Days of Wisdom: Day 69

Ill-gotten treasures are of noue,
but righteousness delivers from death. (Proverbs 10:2)

The memory of the righteous will be a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot. (Proverbs 10:7)

The righteous will never be uprooted,
but the wicked will not remain in the land. (Proverbs 10:30)

Throughout Proverbs 10 we find a contrast drawn between the righteous and the wicked. We are tempted to believe that those who cheat and steal get ahead. Many people ask, "Why do the innocent suffer, while the wicked get rich and prosper?"

In the short-run, those who cheat, cut corners, lie, and blackmail may seem to be getting ahead. But short-cuts never pay off in the long-run. Short-cuts always come back to haunt us.

When we commit to live with integrity, we lay a foundation for our lives that cannot be destroyed. When we cheat, the person we cheat the most is ourselves.