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Proverbs 13, Are your friends wise or fools?

Pro 13:1, A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. 

A wise son/daughter listens to the instruction from their parents, but a scoffer is driven by his foolishness and will not listen to rebuke!

Pro 14:6, A SCOFFER SEEKS WISDOM AND DOES NOT FIND IT, BUT KNOWLEDGE IS EASY TO HIM WHO UNDERSTANDS. 

Pro 13:7a, THERE IS ONE WHO MAKES HIMSELF RICH, YET HAS NOTHING;

What good are earthly riches and material gain if you die without knowing GOD? At the end you end up with less than nothing and in torment!

Mar 8:36, For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? 

Pro 13:7b, AND ONE WHO MAKES HIMSELF POOR, YET HAS GREAT RICHES. 

And, there are those willing to help others by giving what they have to those in need! These people have great wealth and GOD will never allow them to go hungry! We can never outgive GOD!

Pro 11:24, THERE IS ONE WHO SCATTERS, YET INCREASES MORE; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty. 

YET JESUS fits this scripture so much more! For HE gave up everything including HIS life to make others rich in HIM!

2Co 8:9, FOR YOU KNOW THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THAT THOUGH HE WAS RICH, YET FOR YOUR SAKES HE BECAME POOR, THAT YOU THROUGH HIS POVERTY MIGHT BECOME RICH. 

Pro 13:20, HE WHO WALKS WITH WISE MEN WILL BE WISE, BUT THE COMPANION OF FOOLS WILL BE DESTROYED. 

Who are your friends? Do you influence them or do they influence you? It has been said, “SHOW ME YOUR FRIENDS AND I WILL SHOW YOU YOUR FUTURE”! 

1Co 15:33, DO NOT BE DECEIVED: “EVIL COMPANY CORRUPTS GOOD HABITS.” 

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Proverbs 12, Instruction and guidance from GOD!

Pro 12:1, Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, BUT HE WHO HATES CORRECTION IS STUPID.

Today, for many, stupidity is a crown of the woke, unwilling to hear a different point of view. They don’t receive correction but doubles down on stupidity! God help us!

Pro 12:4, AN EXCELLENT WIFE IS THE CROWN OF HER HUSBAND, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones. 

Being successful at work means little if you come home every day to a combative wife! The LORD has truly blessed me with an awesome, beautiful, and godly lady! Thank you, LORD!

Pro 19:14, Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, BUT A PRUDENT WIFE IS FROM THE LORD. 

Pro 12:10, A RIGHTEOUS MAN REGARDS THE LIFE OF HIS ANIMAL, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. 

How we treat our pets say a lot about us, remember they were created by GOD as we were! HE watches over them daily!

Luk 12:6, “Are not FIVE SPARROWS sold for two copper coins? And NOT ONE OF THEM IS FORGOTTEN BEFORE GOD. 

Pro 12:22, LYING LIPS ARE AN ABOMINATION TO THE LORD, BUT THOSE WHO DEAL TRUTHFULLY ARE HIS DELIGHT.

We need to hate what HE hates and love what HE loves. Lying lips only causes trouble. Tell the truth even if it hurts your friends!

Pro 27:6, Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 

Pro 12:26, THE RIGHTEOUS SHOULD CHOOSE HIS FRIENDS CAREFULLY, FOR THE WAY OF THE WICKED LEADS THEM ASTRAY. 

This is awesome advice to all; for it has been said, “SHOW ME YOUR FRIENDS AND I WILL SHOW YOU YOUR FUTURE”!  Who are your friends? How much do they influence you?

Pro 18:24, A man who has friends must himself be friendly, BUT THERE IS A FRIEND WHO STICKS CLOSER THAN A BROTHER. 

GOD will never leave you nor forsake you, and if you do what HE says to do, then HE is your friend who sticks closer than any brother!

Joh 15:13-14, Greater love has no one than this, THAN TO LAY DOWN ONE’S LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. YOU ARE MY FRIENDS IF YOU DO WHATEVER I COMMAND YOU. 

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Proverbs 11, Don’t trust in riches!

Pro 11:1, Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, But a just weight is His delight. 

GOD deeply cares if you rob the poor, dishonest scales, fraud are an abomination to HIM!

Deu 25:15-16, You shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure, that your days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD your God is giving you. For all who do such things, all who behave unrighteously, are an abomination to the LORD your God.

Pro 11:4, Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death. 

What good is earthly wealth in the day of wrath? Will you bribe GOD with useless things?

1Ti 6:17-19, Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, NOR TO TRUST IN UNCERTAIN RICHES BUT IN THE LIVING GOD, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. LET THEM DO GOOD, THAT THEY BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS, READY TO GIVE, WILLING TO SHARE, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

Pro 11:22, As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So is a lovely woman who lacks discretion. 

Who would put a golden ring in a pig’s snout, it just doesn’t fit so is a lovely woman who lacks discretion! A while back in school I saw this beautiful young lady who called the attention of all who had seen her! When I spoke to her, she cursed more than any sailor could ever do. It just didn’t fit, and her beauty left!

Pro 21:19, Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman.

Pro 11:28, HE WHO TRUSTS IN HIS RICHES WILL FALL, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS WILL FLOURISH LIKE FOLIAGE. 

Do you place your trust in money or in GOD? Wealth is a useful tool.  Like a hammer in the hand of a builder with it he can build a home, help his family and friends. YET to trust in it is foolish!

Psa 62:10, Do not trust in oppression, Nor vainly hope in robbery; IF RICHES INCREASE, DO NOT SET YOUR HEART ON THEM. 

Pro 11:30, The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, AND HE WHO WINS SOULS IS WISE. 

True wisdom is he that wins souls for the LORD; for the time is short and many perish not knowing the HIM as savior!

Rom 3:23, FOR ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALL SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD, 

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Proverbs 9:7-18, wisdom or folly chose one!

Pro 9:7-8, “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself. Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; REBUKE A WISE MAN, AND HE WILL LOVE YOU.

The servants went out inviting the simple to wisdom’s home, Yet there are many who don’t care for the invitation! A mocker will laugh and twist your words, but a man who seeks wisdom will listen up!

Pro 12:1, WHOEVER LOVES INSTRUCTION LOVES KNOWLEDGE, BUT HE WHO HATES CORRECTION IS STUPID. 

Pro 9:9, Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

How do you act if someone corrects you in truth? Do you want to win a conversation or learn from it? A true friend will and should correct you, but how will you take it?

Pro 27:6, Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 

Pro 9:13-15, A foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knows nothing. For she sits at the door of her house, On a seat by the highest places of the city, To call to those who pass by, Who go straight on their way:

Verses 1-6, we have a wise woman calling people, now we see a foolish woman doing the same!

Pro 9:16-17, “WHOEVER IS SIMPLE, LET HIM TURN IN HERE”; AND AS FOR HIM WHO LACKS UNDERSTANDING, SHE SAYS TO HIM, “STOLEN WATER IS SWEET, AND BREAD EATEN IN SECRET IS PLEASANT.”

Temptation is everywhere; a wise man will keep on going, but a fool would not think twice! Apparently, this foolish woman is married but she offers herself up to any willing!

Pro 5:15, Drink water from your own cistern, And running water from your own well. 

Pro 9:18, BUT HE DOES NOT KNOW THAT THE DEAD ARE THERE, THAT HER GUESTS ARE IN THE DEPTHS OF HELL. 

Two voices calling you in two different directions; One leads to life the other death! In the middle of both wisdom and folly is verse 10

Pro 9:10, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 

The reverence of GOD will keep you away from folly and it will keep you from stumbling!

Gen 4:7, If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, SIN LIES AT THE DOOR. AND ITS DESIRE IS FOR YOU, BUT YOU SHOULD RULE OVER IT.” 

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Proverbs 8:22-36, By wisdom JESUS created everything!

Pro 8:22, “The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old

By wisdom the LORD created the heavens and the earth, but keep in mind, in the text Solomon humanizes wisdom which may confuse some!

Pro 3:19, THE LORD BY WISDOM FOUNDED THE EARTH; BY UNDERSTANDING HE ESTABLISHED THE HEAVENS; 

Pro 8:23-24, I HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FROM EVERLASTING, FROM THE BEGINNING, before there was ever an earth. When there were no depths I WAS BROUGHT FORTH, When there were no fountains abounding with water.

Again, “I” here is wisdom speaking as a person, but it is also true that JESUS is the wisdom of GOD!

1Co 1:24, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, CHRIST THE POWER OF GOD AND THE WISDOM OF GOD. 

Pro 8:25-27, Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills, I WAS BROUGHT FORTH; WHILE AS YET HE HAD NOT MADE THE EARTH or the fields, Or the primal dust of the world. WHEN HE PREPARED THE HEAVENS, I was there, When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,

Wisdom was with JESUS when HE created the heavens and earth; for by JESUS all things were created

Col 1:16, FOR BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED THAT ARE IN HEAVEN AND THAT ARE ON EARTH, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. ALL THINGS WERE CREATED THROUGH HIM AND FOR HIM.

Pro 8:30-31, Then I was beside HIM as a master craftsman; And I was daily HIS delight, REJOICING ALWAYS BEFORE HIM, REJOICING IN HIS INHABITED WORLD, AND MY DELIGHT WAS WITH THE SONS OF MEN.

Wisdom rejoiced at what HE, JESUS had created, but wisdom rejoiced even more when JESUS created the human race!

Pro 8:34-35, Blessed is the man who listens to ME, WATCHING DAILY AT MY GATES, Waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoever finds ME finds life, And obtains favor from the LORD;

There are 66 gates in the bible in which we can find the LORD! Each book is designed by HIM to lead you to the creator of heaven and earth; and if you find HIM you will also find eternal life in HIM! 

1Ch 16:10-11, GLORY IN HIS HOLY NAME; LET THE HEARTS OF THOSE REJOICE WHO SEEK THE LORD! SEEK THE LORD AND HIS STRENGTH; SEEK HIS FACE EVERMORE!

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Proverbs 8:12-19, HE is wisdom, HE is understanding!

Pro 8:12, “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And find out knowledge and discretion. 

Wisdom dwells with self-control which gains knowledge to judge rightly, but a life given to impulse and extremes isn’t wisdom! HIS word teaches wisdom to whomever seeks HIM!

Pro 19:20, LISTEN TO COUNSEL AND RECEIVE INSTRUCTION, That you may be wise in your latter days. 

Pro 8:13, THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS TO HATE EVIL; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate.

The wisdom that comes from the reverence of GOD teaches us to hate what HE hates! Pride, Arrogance, evil, and a perverse mouth are all an abomination to HIM! Keep it far from you!

1Th 5:21-22, … HOLD FAST WHAT IS GOOD. ABSTAIN FROM EVERY FORM OF EVIL.

Pro 8:14-16, COUNSEL IS MINE, AND SOUND WISDOM; I AM UNDERSTANDING, I HAVE STRENGTH. By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice. By me princes rule, and nobles, All the judges of the earth.

Those that seek the LORD gain wisdom and understanding to rule righteously; yet we clearly see that there is no wisdom to be found in our current leaders!

Pro 29:2, WHEN THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN AUTHORITY, THE PEOPLE REJOICE; But when a wicked man rules, THE PEOPLE GROAN. 

Pro 8:17, I LOVE THOSE WHO LOVE ME, AND THOSE WHO SEEK ME DILIGENTLY WILL FIND ME. 

Pro 9:10, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 

Those that seek wisdom will find the LORD, for HE is wisdom, and HE is understanding!

Joh 14:21, HE WHO HAS MY COMMANDMENTS AND KEEPS THEM, IT IS HE WHO LOVES ME. AND HE WHO LOVES ME WILL BE LOVED BY MY FATHER, AND I WILL LOVE HIM AND MANIFEST MYSELF TO HIM.” 

Pro 8:18-19, Riches and honor are with me, Enduring riches and righteousness. My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, And my revenue than choice silver.

Those that find the LORD finds greater riches that one can imagine! For the riches of this world will perish, but HIS riches will never fade away! SEEK THE LORD FOR HE IS NEAR!

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Proverbs 8:1-9, The LORD speaks to all you are willing to listen!

Pro 8:1-3, Does not wisdom cry out, And understanding lift up her voice? She takes her stand on the top of the high hill, Beside the way, where the paths meet. She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city, At the entrance of the doors:

Wisdom is not hidden and cries out for us to hear! Look around, everything around us was created by GOD!

Psa 19:1-3, … The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. DAY UNTO DAY UTTERS SPEECH, AND NIGHT UNTO NIGHT REVEALS KNOWLEDGE. THERE IS NO SPEECH NOR LANGUAGE WHERE THEIR VOICE IS NOT HEARD.

Do you not hear the cry of wisdom? Only foolish men would say this is all by accident!

Psa 14:1, …THE FOOL HAS SAID IN HIS HEART,”THERE IS NO GOD.” … 

Pro 8:4-6, “TO YOU, O MEN, I CALL, And my voice is to the sons of men. O you simple ones, understand prudence, And you fools, be of an understanding heart. LISTEN, FOR I WILL SPEAK OF EXCELLENT THINGS, AND FROM THE OPENING OF MY LIPS WILL COME RIGHT THINGS;

God speaks to everyone for HE wants all men to come to faith in HIM! To the simple, get self-control, to the fool open your heart and listen; for the LORD speaks of excellent things!

2Pe 3:9, … but is longsuffering toward us, NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH BUT THAT ALL SHOULD COME TO REPENTANCE.

Pro 8:7-8, FOR MY MOUTH WILL SPEAK TRUTH; WICKEDNESS IS AN ABOMINATION TO MY LIPS. ALL THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH ARE WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS; NOTHING CROOKED OR PERVERSE IS IN THEM.

The LORD’s word can be trusted! HE can’t lie and HE keeps HIS promises! HIS word is truth filled with righteousness!

Psa 12:6, THE WORDS OF THE LORD ARE PURE WORDS, Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, PURIFIED SEVEN TIMES. 

Pro 8:9, THEY ARE ALL PLAIN TO HIM WHO UNDERSTANDS, AND RIGHT TO THOSE WHO FIND KNOWLEDGE. 

The word of GOD, in general, is not hard to understand, but one must dive in deeper into the stories and teachings of HIS word! If you ponder HIS word you will hear HIM speaking to you and guiding you on the path to take! Remember, HE is faithful, and HE is always teaching and speaking!

Pro 25:2, IT IS THE GLORY OF GOD TO CONCEAL A MATTER, BUT THE GLORY OF KINGS IS TO SEARCH OUT A MATTER. 

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Proverbs 7, the simple young man!

Pro 7:1-3, MY SON, KEEP MY WORDS, AND TREASURE MY COMMANDS WITHIN YOU. KEEP MY COMMANDS AND LIVE, And my law as the apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; WRITE THEM ON THE TABLET OF YOUR HEART.

Solomon with the wisdom given to him by GOD can see a lot danger in life! Keeping GOD’s word in your heart is not a magical shield against sin, but it will be a light to your path!

Pro 4:13, Take firm hold of INSTRUCTION, do not let go; Keep her, FOR SHE IS YOUR LIFE.

Pro 7:6-8, For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice, And saw AMONG THE SIMPLE, I perceived among the youths, A YOUNG MAN DEVOID OF UNDERSTANDING, Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house

Solomon shares a story of a foolish young man devoid of understanding, passing near the home of the immoral woman!

Pro 7:10, 13, 15, And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart… So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him:… SO I CAME OUT TO MEET YOU, Diligently to seek your face, AND I HAVE FOUND YOU. 

That simple man unknowingly was being led captive by her charms!

Pro 7:17-19, 21, …COME, LET US TAKE OUR FILL OF LOVE UNTIL MORNING; LET US DELIGHT OURSELVES WITH LOVE. FOR MY HUSBAND IS NOT AT HOME; HE HAS GONE ON A LONG JOURNEY;… WITH HER ENTICING SPEECH SHE CAUSED HIM TO YIELD, With her flattering lips SHE SEDUCED HIM. 

This simple young man fell in her trap not knowing how much it will cost him at the end!

Pro 5:3, For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil; 

Pro 7:22-23, Immediately he went after her, AS AN OX GOES TO THE SLAUGHTER, OR AS A FOOL TO THE CORRECTION OF THE STOCKS, TILL AN ARROW STRUCK HIS LIVER. As a bird hastens to the snare, HE DID NOT KNOW IT WOULD COST HIS LIFE.

He was setup, robbed and killed for lack of understanding the situation! This is a dark world we live in and we need guidance from HIM! HIS WORD IS A LIGHT TO MY PATH!

Pro 7:24-27, Now therefore, listen to me, my children; Pay attention to the words of my mouth: Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths; FOR SHE HAS CAST DOWN MANY WOUNDED, AND ALL WHO WERE SLAIN BY HER WERE STRONG MEN. HER HOUSE IS THE WAY TO HELL, DESCENDING TO THE CHAMBERS OF DEATH.

Seek wisdom and live for the cost of sin is more than we can ever imagine!

Ecc 7:26, … HE WHO PLEASES GOD SHALL ESCAPE FROM HER, BUT THE SINNER SHALL BE TRAPPED BY HER. 

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Proverbs 6:1-15, the lazy and the wicked!

Pro 6:1-2, My son, if you become surety for your friend, If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, YOU ARE SNARED BY THE WORDS OF YOUR MOUTH; YOU ARE TAKEN BY THE WORDS OF YOUR MOUTH.

This isn’t loaning someone money it’s more like cosigning a loan or being responsible for a someone else’s open line of credit! It’s a bad idea; people will fail you and you will be stuck with the bill!

Psa 37:21, THE WICKED BORROWS AND DOES NOT REPAY, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS SHOWS MERCY AND GIVES. 

Pro 6:6-8, GO TO THE ANT, YOU SLUGGARD! CONSIDER HER WAYS AND BE WISE, Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler, Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest.

No other insect is more laborious than the ant. They work hard to provide food for the winter month! Laziness is a sin for JESUS HIMSELF, the creator of heaven and earth came, came to serve, not to be served! Matthew 20:28!

Joh 5:17, But JESUS answered them, “MY FATHER has been working until now, and I have been working.” 

Pro 6:9-11, How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep— SO SHALL YOUR POVERTY COME ON YOU LIKE A PROWLER, AND YOUR NEED LIKE AN ARMED MAN.

Laziness will only bring poverty, but sleep is sweet to a hardworking man/woman!

Ecc 5:12, THE SLEEP OF A LABORING MAN IS SWEET, WHETHER HE EATS LITTLE OR MUCH; But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep. 

Pro 6:12-14, A worthless person, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth; He winks with his eyes, He shuffles his feet, He points with his fingers; Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord.

In the eyes of GOD no man is worthless for JESUS died for all. Solomon described a lazy man then went to a wicked man; often their appearances look the same!

Jas 1:21, Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and RECEIVE WITH MEEKNESS THE IMPLANTED WORD, WHICH IS ABLE TO SAVE YOUR SOULS. 

Pro 6:15, THEREFORE HIS CALAMITY SHALL COME SUDDENLY; SUDDENLY HE SHALL BE BROKEN WITHOUT REMEDY. 

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Proverbs 5, He who finds a wife is bless by the LORD!

Pro 5:1-2, My son, pay attention to my wisdom; Lend your ear to my understanding, THAT YOU MAY PRESERVE DISCRETION, AND YOUR LIPS MAY KEEP KNOWLEDGE.

Again, the FATHER telling HIS children to pay attention to HIS wisdom; for HE knows our hearts!  Most of us just live our lives ignoring HIS Instruction, but Sooner or later end up in a pit of our own doing!

Pro 5:3-5, For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil; BUT IN THE END SHE IS BITTER AS WORMWOOD, SHARP AS A TWO-EDGED SWORD. HER FEET GO DOWN TO DEATH, HER STEPS LAY HOLD OF HELL.

Stupid men can easily fall prey to the lure of an immoral woman with her sweet words; but her sweet words turn to rot and end in death followed by hell!

Pro 5:6-7, LEST YOU PONDER HER PATH OF LIFE—HER WAYS ARE UNSTABLE; YOU DO NOT KNOW THEM. THEREFORE HEAR ME NOW, MY CHILDREN, AND DO NOT DEPART FROM THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH.

A wise man will ponder think about her way and realize that it’s completely unstable! Wisdom will save you from many obstacles!  

Pro 5:15, Drink water from your own cistern, And running water from your own well. 

Why should a married man be looking out for another woman? GOD has blessed us men with a beautiful lady we call our wife

Pro 5:18-19, LET YOUR FOUNTAIN BE BLESSED, AND REJOICE WITH THE WIFE OF YOUR YOUTH. AS A LOVING DEER AND A GRACEFUL DOE, LET HER BREASTS SATISFY YOU AT ALL TIMES; AND ALWAYS BE ENRAPTURED WITH HER LOVE.

One may say the grass is greener on the other side, but do you water your own field? Stop looking for someone else, and realize that GOD has already bless you beyond words!

Pro 18:22, He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the LORD. 

Pro 5:21, For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, And He ponders all his paths. 

The LORD sees all and knows all! Your not getting away with it! Eventually HE shall be proven right leaving you with the bill to pay!

Pro 5:22-23, HIS OWN INIQUITIES ENTRAP THE WICKED MAN, AND HE IS CAUGHT IN THE CORDS OF HIS SIN. HE SHALL DIE FOR LACK OF INSTRUCTION, AND IN THE GREATNESS OF HIS FOLLY HE SHALL GO ASTRAY.

Be wise, ponder your ways, for the consequences always much more than you ever considered!