That's true, but Proverbs are general wisdom that are usually true, as opposed to universal truths. Consider the proverb 2 verses later:
Proverbs 22:11 NASB He who loves purity of heart And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
That is true...most of the time. Not all the time. Jesus and Herod being a great counterexample.
You do realise you make your own life choices, right?
So when the Left blame some heinous rapists crimes on their upbringing, you buy that? This is rubbish, people have to take personal responsibility for their own actions.
Ezekiel 18 explains at length that sin belongs to a son, not the father who raised him.
This is what is probably awaiting the Clintons/Soros's of the world.
Revelation 20:10-15 NASB
And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. [11] Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. [12] And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. [13] And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. [14] Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. [15] And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
How fitting is verse 8, millionaires wanking on about oppression from their giant media platforms and government positions.
Psalm 73:
Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart! [2] But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped. [3] For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked. [4] For there are no pains in their death, And their body is fat. [5] They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like mankind. [6] Therefore pride is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them. [7] Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations of their heart run riot. [8] They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high. [9] They have set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue parades through the earth. [10] Therefore his people return to this place, And waters of abundance are drunk by them. [11] They say, "How does God know? And is there knowledge with the Most High?" [12] Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased in wealth. [13] Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure And washed my hands in innocence; [14] For I have been stricken all day long And chastened every morning. [15] If I had said, "I will speak thus," Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children. [16] When I pondered to understand this, It was troublesome in my sight [17] Until I came into the sanctuary of God; Then I perceived their end. [18] Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction. [19] How they are destroyed in a moment! They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors! [20] Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord, when aroused, You will despise their form. [21] When my heart was embittered And I was pierced within, [22] Then I was senseless and ignorant; I was like a beast before You. [23] Nevertheless I am continually with You; You have taken hold of my right hand. [24] With Your counsel You will guide me, And afterward receive me to glory. [25] Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. [26] My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. [27] For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You. [28] But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, That I may tell of all Your works.
Own your words. You blatantly endorsed tare pulling. You can't pull a leftist and say you meant altering the field later.
Now you're telling God he's got the point of his parable wrong and he needs to improve his cultivation techniques.
Why don't you just take the point? Do you not trust that God will punish the wicked and justice will be done? Is it lack of faith, or rebellion?
We need to restrain evil, but we must also follow Jesus' command and example. You're negating the latter part, badly. When people make scripture oppose other scripture in order to negate it, heresy results. All scripture is true and works together, even in cases of apparent tension.
Have you run across "Our struggle is not against flesh and blood" in the Bible? Or Psalm 73 (and 37, and 74)? 73 reads like it was written specifically about the SJW left and their oppression bullshit. People have been where we are now, much worse in fact.
EDIT: Reading Jude or 2 Peter or Rev 21 on the eternal torment of the wicked puts things into perspective. Preachers make a mistake when they avoid hell too much. People need to know justice will be done. Read Rev 21 about the lake of fire and then Psalm 73. You'll realize we don't need to worry as much as we do.
They weren't very diverse at the time of Christ. That was later, and it was disastrous for military discipline in the long run.
At the time of Christ, legionnaires had to be free born Romans. Latins and trusted foreigners served in auxiliaries which were kept lightly armed.
The sower is Satan, how the hell are you going to remove him? The tares only get pulled out at the end of the age! How on earth do you get this so ass backwards?
Matthew 13:36-43 NASB Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field." [37] And He said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, [38] and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; [39] and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels. [40] So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age. [41] The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, [42] and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. [43] Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
He doesn't. Romans 13 as well as others makes it clear that we are to restrain evil.
BTW: Thomas Paine, as well as a few of the other Fathers really was misled and is almost certainly in hell now. Read Age of Reason. The others lived through the Intolerable Acts and put up with far more than you ever have before they took up arms.
You weren't subtle earlier pal, you made it clear you weren't interested in what the Gospels or the examples of the apostles had to say on the topic.
You still haven't offered a justification other than 'they had no power', which is refuted by Christ himself referring to his legions of angels. Look also at the parable of the tares. We will never be able to uproot all evil before the second coming. To abandon the Gospel in an attempt to do so is spiritual suicide.
You've also not dealt with the amazing success of the Roman martyrs. Why adopt a losing strategy instead of the one that's proven to work? Answer: pride and (justifiable) fear.
Ultimately, it comes down to lack of faith. You don't believe God is willing and able to save, and your hope is in this life, not the next.
You missed this one. You're too obsessed with pulling out tares.
Matthew 13:24-30 NASB Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. [25] But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away. [26] But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also. [27] The slaves of the landowner came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?' [28] And he said to them, 'An enemy has done this!' The slaves said to him, 'Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?' [29] But he said, 'No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them. [30] Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn."'"
Yeah pal, I've been tricked into sticking to the literal word of the Bible when in doubt instead of just saying "too hard, doesn't apply to me".
Make sure you're carrying scissors when you read Romans 11. You won't want to leave that in the Bible either.
Good grief, read the agony aunt's reply here: https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/03/racialized-bullying-school-care-and-feeding.html
You really radiate reluctance, pal.
"The Song of Moses seems pretty clear to me. You should slay your adversaries. God wills it."
Satan has you suckered big time. He gets one group of jerks to trigger your pride (and justified fear), and then you throw the Word of God under the bus. He plays both sides, and you have been played. Repent before it is too late.
Don't forget, the likes of Clinton, Warnock, etc, are going to burn in hell forever and ever. You can't add much to that.
That's actually true, but you're absolutely dying to use it, and quite happy to negate scripture to do so. Context doesn't negate a doctrine with that many biblical examples. You're not willing to take up your cross, are you?
Matthew 26:51-53 NASB And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached and drew out his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear. [52] Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword. [53] Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
Ouch. BTW: Restraining evil: not the same as wiping out ethnic groups you don't like.
There were rebellions by new religions all the time. Look at Gamaliel's reference to Theudas in Acts.
It's fine to defend one's family and the helpless. It's not fine to just say to hell with the hard bits like turning the other cheek.
Oh, their time wasn't right but ours is?
All who live by the sword* *except Americans in 2021, despite having mostly had a great run.
It's not like the apostles were faced with annihilation and were being murdered by the Jewish authorities, right?
And it's not like Nero was taking entire churches, covering the people in tar and setting them on fire. Nope...they had it easy. You're in the middle of tribulation compared to them.
The commands of Jesus are literal and eternal. You don't get to just say they don't apply to you because you don't like them, heretic. That's progressive bible interptetation right there.
Ad hom attack or topic change incoming.
These hardline antisemites never stop to look at their non-literal, make-crap-up, ignore-bits-I-dont-like biblical interpretation and how it's just the same as the fake progressive Christians. Heretics.
'the'. Good luck trying to build a case that the Proverbs are universal truths rather than general wisdom. You'll need it.
The next verse is: Proverbs 22:13 NASB The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"