Proverbs 29:6 · World English Bible
Proverbs 29:6 Meaning An Evil Man Is Snared
An evil man is snared by his sin, but the righteous can sing and be glad.
What does Proverbs 29:6 mean?
Every attack a mind makes is a trap it builds around itself, for guilt cannot be thrown at another without first being kept as one's own. The one who lives by transgression is not caught by an outside punishment but by the belief in his own wrongdoing, which follows wherever he goes and turns the world into a place of threat.
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Every attack a mind makes is a trap it builds around itself, for guilt cannot be thrown at another without first being kept as one's own. The one who lives by transgression is not caught by an outside punishment but by the belief in his own wrongdoing, which follows wherever he goes and turns the world into a place of threat. The snare was never sprung from beyond. It was woven from the conviction of guilt.
A mind that has laid guilt down has nothing left to trap it, and so it sings. Its joy is not a reward earned by good behavior but the natural state of a mind that no longer believes it has done anything real to fear.
Snare: the self-made trap of guilt, the belief in one's own wrongdoing that follows the mind and makes the world seem to threaten it
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Live Proverbs 29:6 today
- If there is something you did that you keep replaying when you lie down at night, say to yourself once, clearly, that you have already paid for it enough, and then let the thought go instead of running it again.
- With one person you have been slightly avoiding because of something old between you, send a normal message about something normal. No apology speech, just contact, and feel how much lighter the room gets.
- When someone at work points out your mistake, try answering with a plain "you're right, I'll fix it" and nothing else. No defense, no story about why. See how quickly the weight leaves once you stop carrying the case.
What old fault am I still punishing myself for, long after everyone else has moved on?
The same truth in other traditions
Dhammapada
The harm a person does with a hateful thought comes back and settles in them, closer than any enemy could reach. The mind that holds no ill will has nothing inside it left to wound it.
Stoicism · Marcus Aurelius
The one who wrongs another mainly wrongs himself, because he has to go on living with the kind of person he just chose to be. The injury lands at home first.
Tao Te Ching
The one who is at peace walks through the world and finds no place in it to catch on, because he carries nothing sharp to snag.
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