Being Uplifted - Proverbs 20:23
Evangelical Lutheran Churches of America Proverbs 20:23 NIV: "The Lord detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him." It is without a doubt, one of the most difficult things to do and that is to be dishonest; you see, not only do you have to fool everybody, but you also have to live with yourself? Think about how sad it is for the evil people in life, they not only have to cheat themselves, and lie to themselves about how grand they are, and how grand their life is, as they cheat their way through it- but at the end of all that, they have to face God who is without partiality? The "ultimate and final truth, no you weren't fair, yes you could have been, no you didn't treat them fairly, yes you could have, no you didn't need that new car, yes you could have helped a person with that money, you chose not to- no you didn't need that additional home for a vacation home, you just wanted it, you didn't need it, you just wanted it...