Proverbs 10:18
This is
one of those verses that just reeks havoc with our behavior. We often try to
hide our true feelings by being nice to those we hate. Likewise, we gossip and
slander those worthy of our contempt. The sad thing is that we thing no one
knows our true feelings.
David warns us in Psalms 12:2-3: They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
Even if our enemies don’t know our intentions, God does. So who are we really fooling with foolish lies?
