A man of crooked heart does not discover good...
Proverbs 17:20
Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good...
Proverbs 16:20
There is hope for the man with a crooked heart. And there is hope for the remaining crookedness in my heart to be cured. How? Continual meditation on the Word. Why? Because the Word is the razor-sharp scalpel that Jesus, our good Doctor, uses to cut away (read: painful!) the crookedness from our hearts as He brings conviction and repentance so that we will discover more and more good.
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
Hebrews 4:12
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Yes! And when memorizing/meditating on Ps 19, I was encouraged that the antidote to my frequent lack of wisdom is right in front of me:
Ps 19:7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
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