The Overthrown

(Pro 2:11-2 KJV)  Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:  To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

This chapter has several comparisons between the righteous and the wicked.  Verse 11 comes at the end of a long description of people who make daily choices and those choices lead them toward Godliness.  The next verse points out that people who want to walk upright lives are constantly in the presence of people who want the crooked path.

Beware of the “froward” (perverse NASB) (8419) mentality that is all around us.  There several different words translated “perverse” or “froward”.  This one comes from a root to overturn or overthrow.  I think it is warning us that there are people and forces that are working to overthrow our loyalty to the God of the Bible.  It does not matter if it is deliberate or coincidence.  It doesn’t fit into a conspiracy theory.  It is real.

So?  Look over the first part of the chapter.  Take it to heart and apply it diligently.  Disappoint the perversity around you.