Proverbs 14:14 (NASV)
The backslider in heart will have his fill of his own ways,
But a good man will be satisfied with his.
Proverbs 14:14 (NIV)
The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,
and the good man rewarded for his.
Subject: Faithfulness
Satisfaction and reward await everyone; just not in the same way or with the same spirit. It is obvious that Solomon is telling us that both the foolish and the wise will be rewarded. However, the approach he uses to tell us this should be noted. Both will find a full reward for their approach to life. Faithless people get rewarded but the reward is hollow, like their lives. The good man, or faithful, will also be rewarded but that reward will be something that satisfies him. Paul tells us in Galatians that "we reap what we sow." He may have been reading Solomon's words in this proverb when he penned those words. When we lose faith in God and act like "Lot" we fall into certain peril and receive a reward worthy of having no faith. But, when we continue to believe like Abraham we receive a reward from God for that faithfulness. We are all rewarded. It just may mean different rewards. See how Solomon further develops this thought a couple of proverbs later:
Proverbs 14:18
The simple inherit folly,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
We reap what we sow ... Sow faith!
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