Proverbs 29:18 is one of the most misquoted Scripture verses; as always, I want you to read verses for yourself, and read them fully & slowly. Below, you will see a few of the common English translations, you will also see the Hebrew/English interlinear translation:
Now that you have read the verse for yourself, and you may remember hearing it quoted as such in church or by friends & family, but now I want you to compare the actual words of this verse with what you hear in the first 9 minutes of this video below:
Now is the time when we must do all that we can to untwist the twisted doctrines we hear from those who twist the Scriptures. We must do all that we can to understand and be stable in the Scriptures… otherwise, just as Peter warns us, we will be led to our own destruction. Guard/Keep/Obey The Torah/Instruction of The Most High (aka “The Law”).
Let this example, of how one verse (Proverbs 29:18) can so easily be twisted & taught worldwide, let it be a reminder, that we must know and understand The Scriptures for ourselves. Do not continue to walk blindly following those who are ignorant and/or unstable in teaching the Word of YAH! Obey/Keep His Torah/Instructions.
Bonus exercise: go over this verse again, word for word, and click on the number above each word/phrase, and test that against anyone who ever mentions this verse out of context. Click this link https://biblehub.com/interlinear/proverbs/29-18.htm
Until next time, shalom ✌🏾
~Yahrahn
P.S. Along with Proverbs 29:18, another verse might come to mind:
Here we see what happens when the proverb is played out—destruction for the nation of Israel whenever Israel rejects the knowledge of YAH. And just like the proverb makes clear, following YAH’s Torah/instruction is how we come to the knowledge of YAH! Look at how these other three translations put it:
We can only say that we know Him, we have knowledge of YAH, who He is, and what He wants us to do, or in other words, what He plans for us and what His will is for us, when we obey His Torah/instructions/commands/law:
There it is, plain & simple! And yet, for good measure, let’s look at two more translations of the same passage:
So, now we can better understand what The Messiah means, when He will say “I never knew you”, to those who do not do the will/desire of The Father. Let’s close this out by looking at three translations, paying attention to the common importance emphasized in this most fearsome passage:
