Proverbs 24:26–Daily Scripture Reading and Meditation

Posted by Seth on Oct 7, 2009 in Bible Study, Daily Devotions |

Proverbs 24:26–Daily Scripture Reading and Meditation

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Welcome to today’s Daily Scripture Reading and Meditation covering Proverbs 24:26 wherein we are challenged toward the honesty that brings connectivity.

Whoever gives an honest answer kisses the lips.

There are those miniature events in life that are shared by people who are close to one another. Two of them are given here: an honest answer and a kiss upon the lips. Though given second, consider first the kiss. This act of intimacy is one of warmth and openness that happens in our culture most often among family members and those romantically involved (though extended further in many other cultures). Unless this action is perverted, we don’t let people in that close unless they’re very familiar and trusted. But working in the reverse, when two such people have experienced a distancing from one another, a kind-hearted kiss can bring them closer. The way honesty works is not really all that different. I have a friend that I’ve recently had some significant disagreements with which has made it difficult for our relationship to continue as it had before. But one of the things that I have so appreciated about him over time is his willingness to just be honest with me, even when his answers are not to my liking. Because of this, there is a degree of closeness that I feel toward him despite the different pages that we’re on covering a number of issues.

This verse, although wide in application and broad in the kinds of relationships it speaks to, brings one human connection to mind in particular perhaps more than any other. The intimacy that we’re meant to enjoy within marriage encompasses in great measure both the need for honesty and physical closeness. Without either one of these, the other will be deficient in nature. For instance, if a husband hides something from his wife, deceiving her as he sees her seeking the truth, neither of them is likely to give the kind of loving kiss to the other that they might otherwise share. Or if a wife were to withhold a kiss from her husband, it would be unlikely that either of them would then jump at the chance to bear their most honest feelings to one another. Now, the reason for focusing in on spousal interactions is because if we are able to look within a healthy marriage covenant, the idea of honesty being like a kiss simply gives us a picture to work with. Both topics at hand are accentuated between a happy husband and wife more than in any other relationship even though the context here suggests nothing romantic.

So in light of the verse, whoever gives an honest answer kisses the lips, how should we approach life? The clear answer lies in the great valuing of honesty…honesty that shows we can be trusted and that others can have a certain degree of closeness to us. This doesn’t always mean that we will say exactly what others would like to hear, but truth is what is best for all, and it is what the Lord has given us. God has not revealed to us everything about Himself but He has given it all with more honesty than we are often even willing to accept. His honesty though brought every Christ follower to that point of seeing his/her desperation for a wonderful Savior who gives blessed eternal life with Him…and that’s the honest truth.

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