Proverbs 4:25 Let your eyes look right on, and let your eyelids look straight before you. God's people have their minds made up as to all those things which concern their everlasting interests. But to know our way is of little use unless we keep that way in view. There are many spiritual travellers who know the way to Zion, but have not their faces thitherward. The text is an important motto for every man who is setting out for heaven. To understand the use and value of this precept, consider it — I. AS IT APPLIES TO THE FAITH OF THE CHILD OF GOD. By the "faith" is meant the great doctrines on which their hopes are grounded. Often, in our experience, we are tempted to entertain unworthy thoughts of the gracious Saviour; to mix up our own works with the plan of His redemption, to place the confidence in frames and feelings, in notions and professions, which should be placed in Him alone. Against such temptations the text provides a remedy. Keep Jesus constantly in view. II. AS IT APPLIES TO THE DUTIES OF THE CHILD OF GOD. The text is a preservative against unlawful pleasures and indulgences. It is an exhortation to a close and constant obedience to the revealed will of God, and to the duty of Christian integrity — to an honest, upright, guileless conduct in all our dealings with mankind. Seek, then, strength from God, that you may continue steadfast in the holy course of life, as advised in this text. (A. Roberts, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.WEB: Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you. |
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