Proverbs 16:25
"There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death." (NKJV)
This verse is identical to 14:12 so since Solomon repeated it, it must be important...
People tend to want to do things or live a certain way because it "just feels right" or they are "following their heart." We certainly have a free will to do so but we cannot expect God to bless it or approve of it just because it feels right to us.
Jeremiah 17:9 tells us about our hearts:
"The heart is deceitful above all things,
And desperately wicked;
Who can know it?" (NKJV)
This proverb is telling us that Man's ways lead to destruction but God's way leads to salvation.
We cannot trust our own "worldly" wisdom because it is centered on ourselves and not on God. As I wrote yesterday, God wants us to abide (or dwell, remain) in His word and use His wisdom and live according to His ways.
Mike
