Proverbs 30:14

The book of Proverbs gives us insights into so many different areas of life. The book gives us instruction on how to live our lives for God. Here is a proverb that gives us insight the wicked and the poor: 

Proverbs 30:14 (ESV)

There are those whose teeth are swords,

whose fangs are knives,

to devour the poor from off the earth,

the needy from among mankind

When we read or hear of tragedies in the news and the world we are sometimes in shock and awe. However, we shouldn't be.   Solomon lays out for us how corrupt man can be.   "There is a kind of man," is a statement we should fully grasp.   Solomon describes him as a man who devours and destroys. Who do they devour?  They devour those who are already "afflicted" and those who are "needy" among men. His life is bent on using his resources (described as teeth like knives and swords) to devour those who can't fight for themselves.   The evil in the heart of man steams from the depravity of man. According to Romans 8 they are hostile to God.  That hostility toward God is reflected in man's hostility toward God's creation: other men. "There is a kind of man ..." should be a warning to us to not be surprised at the evil in the world and what man can do to other men. They will use their resources to destroy and devour. Don't be surprised by tomorrow's news.