Praising the Wicked

Proverbs teaches that when people abandon God’s law, they unintentionally praise the wicked they vindicate evil by sharing its contempt for God’s Word. Proverbs 29:18 adds that without God’s revelation, a people become “naked,” stripped of protection and left defenseless before danger and judgment. God’s Word is our only true covering, our armor against sin, folly, and destruction; to cast it aside is to run uncovered into battle. And those who do so not only embolden the wicked but make God their enemy. By contrast, those who keep His law are blessed, as Psalm 1 vividly declares. The choice before individuals and nations is stark: embrace God’s law and flourish, or forsake it and perish.