Homilist Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? The greatest cheat a man has is his own heart. I. HIS HEART CHEATS HIM OF A TRUE ESTIMATE OF HIMSELF. It tells him that he is morally what he is not, that he is rich, "increased in goods," and needeth nothing; whereas he is "poor, blind, and naked." II. HIS HEART CHEATS HIM BY FALSE PROMISES OF THE FUTURE. 1. It promises him a longer life than he will have. 2. It promises him greater enjoyments than he will ever have. To all it paints a Canaan; but most find it, not a Canaan but a painful pilgrimage in the wilderness. 3. It promises him greater opportunities of improvement than he will ever have. It always holds out to him a "more convenient season"; but the "convenient season" seldom comes. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?WEB: The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it? |
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