"To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things"
What are froward things? Frowardness is turning away from what is the truth to what are distortions of the truth. How often have we taken part in gossip or rumor-mongering? Have we spoken of things that give the impression of something other than the truth?
There are at least two instances of my Lord Jesus wanting people to be honest, to be truthful. John recorded His proclamation of Nathanael, on introduction, as a true son of Israel, in whom there was no guile or deceit. John further recorded in Revelation, that Lord Jesus, in His admonishment of a group of lukewarm believers in Laodicea, wishing them to be either hot or cold. The latter instance, I take it to mean hypocrisy in the church - with people trying to look passionate for Jesus ("hot") while actually denying the power of Christ ("cold") on the inside.
Truthful words are difficult to say and hear. Truthfulness itself is a rare commodity. What ends up coming out of our mouths is very often a perversion of the truth, that is - frowardness. And only if we seek Godly wisdom will we be delivered from this.
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