I had a terrific bible study this morning. I was looking up the meaning of a bible passage; Proverbs 13:2 A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.
Feeds on violence – what does that mean? One of my bible’s states ‘shall suffer violence.’ Still somewhat ambiguous to me, so I turned to the internet and this is what I found…
The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said. Ego repels and separates. Soul creates unity. Ego ranks right over wrong, good over bad, you over me. Soul allows, approves and accepts. When functioning from a soulful place, time feels rich and peaceful. Violent behaviour brought through ego, whether physical, verbal or mental, causes disruption.
A violent person’s ego challenges the other person’s credibility, seeing them as inferior. A non-violent person can disagree and will do so in a more humble and optimistic way without judging the other person. To change from violent to non-violent, use the vision of your soul and not the filter of the ego. (If you’re saying; I feel, I want, me this or that, know you’re working through ego.)
We need to understand; revelation and interpretation are often not the same thing. Revelation is the initial word. Interpretation is the meaning behind it. Again, the most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said. It’s the interpretation after the revelation that provides the meaning. Then we strive to apply soul over ego.
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. Proverbs 25:2.
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