The Blessings of the Righteous Read for This Week’s Study: Prov. 10:1–14, Matt. 19:19, Proverbs 11–12, John 3:16, Proverbs 13. Memory Text: “Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked” ( Proverbs 10:6, NKJV). As the title suggests, this lesson looks at the blessings of the righteous. The Hebrew word zaddiq, for “righteous,” is the key word in our texts. Zedeq (also translated “justice”), from which it is derived, appears in the introduction of the whole book: “The proverbs of Solomon . . . to receive the instruction of wisdom, justice [zedeq] . . .” ( Prov. 1:1–3). What the book of Proverbs is telling us is that wisdom is righteousness, and “righteousness” means to walk according to God’s commands—to walk in faith and obedience to what the Lord has called us to be and to do. Righteousness is a gift, one that comes from God. The opposite is folly and unfaithfulness. Wisdom is justice, or righteousness; folly is sin and wickedness—and in the verses we will study, the contrast between them is stark.
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