The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Proverbs 4:14-23

^14 Do not enter the path of the wicked,
    and do not walk in the way of the evil.
^15 Avoid it; do not go on it;
    turn away from it and pass on.
^16 For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong;
    they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.
^17 For they eat the bread of wickedness
    and drink the wine of violence.
^18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
    which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
^19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
    they do not know over what they stumble.

^20 My son, be attentive to my words;
    incline your ear to my sayings.
^21 Let them not escape from your sight;
    keep them within your heart.
^22 For they are life to those who find them,
    and healing to all their flesh.
^23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,
    for from it flow the springs of life.

LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING

I. The way of the wicked looks good, but it’s really deep darkness
II. The path of the righteous looks hard, but through Jesus it is the light of life!