Proverbs 3:17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. I. PLEASURE IS THE IDOL OF MAN. All men desire happiness, and all strive, some way or other, to secure it. But fallen man is liable to many and fatal mistakes in the pursuit of it. Is the man of the world really happy? Such men have their pleasures; but they have no true happiness, because their pleasures are neither certain, solid, nor lasting. II. THE WAYS OF TRUE RELIGION ARE WAYS OF PLEASANTNESS. It is God's will that man should be happy. The knowledge of God in Christ is the first step towards happiness. It is not only "life eternal," it is present peace and pleasure to "know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom He hath sent." (Charles Davy.) Parallel Verses KJV: Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.WEB: Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace. |
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