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𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟏 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡: 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫. Your eternal reward or punishment – heaven or hell – will far exceed any earthly reward or punishment. But God does repay the righteous and the wicked in this life also. The righteous should not despair that there is no reward for them now, and the wicked should not presume to think they can live today with impunity (Ps 27:13; I Pet 4:17-18). Solomon wanted your attention – Behold! You should soberly consider God’s dealings with men. He will repay men on earth for their actions. You are not hid from His eyes; you are not lost in the crowd. The righteous will be blessed; the wicked will be punished. There is a God in heaven; He loves virtue and hates sin; a man will reap what he sows. Both the righteous and wicked suffer adversity on earth – so that natural men cannot discern God’s love or hatred (Eccl 8:14; 9:1-3). However, the Bible reveals very great differences, which natural men cannot learn. God treats the righteous and the wicked very differently. Spiritual men know this: they understand His present and future dealings. God sends adversity in love to chasten and perfect the righteous (Pr 3:11-12; Ps 11:5; Amos 3:2; I Cor 11:32; Heb 12:5-17). His thoughts are only good toward them; He hears their prayers and gives them their desires (Ps 34:10-16; 37:4; 84:11). He blesses them with riches, or things better than riches, or both (Pr 15:16-17; 21:21; 22:4; I Tim 6:6). God sends prosperity in hatred to the wicked (Pr 1:32; Ps 17:14; 73:1-20). And He sends adversity as a warning of greater judgment to come. His thoughts are evil toward them; He does not hear their prayers; He laughs at their calamities (Pr 15:8; 28:9; 1:20-31). Their foolish joys will condemn them in the Day of Judgment (Ac 14:15-17; Ro 1:18-32). Right or wrong is a choice. The consequences or results of godly living are far superior to sinful living. Wisdom leads to internal happiness and satisfaction and external prosperity with long life (Pr 3:13-26; 10:22; 13:15; Ps 37:4; 84:11). Sin leads to grief, guilt, trouble, and death (Pr 3:33-35; 4:19; 5:7-14; 11:8; 13:15; 15:16; 24:20). The lesson is clear. The proverb and its interpretation are true (Pr 11:20; Ps 58:10-11). Will you believe it and live accordingly? Righteous reader, take comfort! Sinner, beware! Read this: “The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright” (Ps 11:4-7). Life is hard (Job 5:6-7), but eternity in heaven is better (Is 57:1-2). Righteous men are loved now and later; the wicked are despised now and later. Though God presently loves and blesses the righteous, eternity is still the best view of life for its far superior quality and duration (Ps 49:1-20; 73:1-28; I Cor 15:19; II Cor 4:17-18; Phil 3:18-21; Col 3:1-4). https://letgodbetrue.com/proverbs/index/chapter-11/proverbs-11-31/