Papa B
Proverbs 2:20-21
Pro 2:20-22 ESV So you will walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous. (21) For the upright will inhabit the land, and those with integrity will remain in it, (22) but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous will be rooted out of it.
This passage is pretty straight forward; treachery and wickedness are not the way to go. At lunch the other day a friend of mine asked “What would our country be like if every business operated on Christian principles?” Remembering this passage, I explained that I believed that the successful do operate with integrity and seek righteous paths. We observe (mostly reported events of evil doing) only a small portion of what happens in our society. Solomon tells us that the treacherous and wicked will not be successful. Yes, we have Enrons and Martha Stewards, but our observed time frames might be a bit too narrow.