3 He who loves wisdom makes his father glad,
but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
4 By justice a king builds up the land,
but he who exacts gifts tears it down.
5 A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.
6 An evil man is ensnared in his transgression,
but a righteous man sings and rejoices.
7 A righteous man knows the rights of the poor;
a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.
8 Scoffers set a city aflame,
but the wise turn away wrath.
9 If a wise man has an argument with a fool,
the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
10 Bloodthirsty men hate one who is blameless
and seek the life of the upright.
11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
but a wise man quietly holds it back.
12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
all his officials will be wicked.
13 The poor man and the oppressor meet together;
the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
14 If a king faithfully judges the poor,
his throne will be established forever.
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
16 When the wicked increase, transgression increases,
but the righteous will look upon their downfall.
17 Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
he will give delight to your heart.
There are themes of Justice and righteousness throughout this text. There are also lessons on wickedness and corruption. We can see the struggle in our lives between the man of lawlessness and the man of righteousness. There are times when we wish justice would come forth, and times when we desire justice to be little relaxed.
We desire for other people who trap us or trick us to get what they have coming to them. The guy who drives his friends to the bank, and they get out go in a rob the bank, and expect him to drive away. He may want them to get thrown into jail for their actions, but he does not want to face the music himself. Likewise, the drug companies that trick us into using their drugs which provided us with limited pleasure, of which we enjoy the pleasure greatly but don't like the idea that there would be side-effects or consquences for said pleasure.
We need a faithful judge. We need a judge that will not just listen to our lies, but also our truth. We need a judge who will truly throw the book at us when we deserve it. And so Christ is our just judge. He is the one who can point out all your errors in life. He knows these sins so intimitately, he is even willing to stand up and take the blame for us. He is willing to claim your wickedness as his own. So he pays the price for our sins. Jesus gives you justice, and forgiveness.
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