Pro 6:13 | KingComments | STEP | The third danger, after surety and laziness, that the father warns his son about is “a worthless person, a wicked man” ( ). It is a Belial man, as “worthless” can also be translated, that is an evil and at the same time worthless, useless man. Belial is a proper name for satan ( ). A Belial man is a son of the devil. He is associated with laziness and wickedness and is in the power of the devil. He is a man of iniquity; that is his lifestyle. Out of the mouth of such a person only perversity can come. He is a professional deceiver. Besides the perverse language that comes out of his mouth, he also speaks a dark body language ( ). This is evident in what he does with his eyes, his feet and his fingers. Sneakily winking at someone with whom you are plotting to trick someone else. However, this is not an innocent joke, but to harm and hurt someone ( ; ). The same applies to giving “a signal with his feet”. He can touch his companion in evil under the table with his feet to say or not say something. He can also signal by a gesture “with his fingers”. His gaze and gestures are insinuating and aimed at deceiving someone. It is the secret language of darkness understood only by the initiated. It is the language of the man of sin, the antichrist, who is the prototype of “a worthless person, a wicked man”. The antichrist is “the man of lawlessness, the son of destruction” ( ). This man is thoroughly corrupt. The heart of the corrupt man, the center of his being, is a forge of perversity ( ; ). He is constantly plotting plans and devising means to sow fear and misery among men. He is “full of deceit and fraud”, a “son of the devil” and an “enemy of all righteousness” ( ). What comes out of his heart “spreads strife” (cf. ) in the most intimate relationships. “Strife” are the messengers he sends out. Where strife is found, He is present and at work. Strife, quarreling, is the opposite of the harmony and unanimity that should be among believers. This troublemaker and strife maker, bent on the fall of others, will suddenly, without prior warning, be beset by calamity ( ). Thus the antichrist will be suddenly struck by Christ’s judgment, as will all who follow him ( ). Instantly he will be totally broken, with no chance of healing (cf. ; ; ).

‏ Proverbs 6:13

A Worthless Person

The third danger, after surety and laziness, that the father warns his son about is “a worthless person, a wicked man” (Pro 6:12). It is a Belial man, as “worthless” can also be translated, that is an evil and at the same time worthless, useless man. Belial is a proper name for satan (2Cor 6:15). A Belial man is a son of the devil. He is associated with laziness and wickedness and is in the power of the devil. He is a man of iniquity; that is his lifestyle. Out of the mouth of such a person only perversity can come. He is a professional deceiver.

Besides the perverse language that comes out of his mouth, he also speaks a dark body language (Pro 6:13). This is evident in what he does with his eyes, his feet and his fingers. Sneakily winking at someone with whom you are plotting to trick someone else. However, this is not an innocent joke, but to harm and hurt someone (Pro 10:10; Psa 35:19). The same applies to giving “a signal with his feet”. He can touch his companion in evil under the table with his feet to say or not say something. He can also signal by a gesture “with his fingers”. His gaze and gestures are insinuating and aimed at deceiving someone.

It is the secret language of darkness understood only by the initiated. It is the language of the man of sin, the antichrist, who is the prototype of “a worthless person, a wicked man”. The antichrist is “the man of lawlessness, the son of destruction” (2Thes 2:3 ; 10). This man is thoroughly corrupt.

The heart of the corrupt man, the center of his being, is a forge of perversity (Pro 6:14; Mt 15:19). He is constantly plotting plans and devising means to sow fear and misery among men. He is “full of deceit and fraud”, a “son of the devil” and an “enemy of all righteousness” (Acts 13:10). What comes out of his heart “spreads strife” (cf. Pro 6:19b) in the most intimate relationships. “Strife” are the messengers he sends out. Where strife is found, He is present and at work. Strife, quarreling, is the opposite of the harmony and unanimity that should be among believers.

This troublemaker and strife maker, bent on the fall of others, will suddenly, without prior warning, be beset by calamity (Pro 6:15). Thus the antichrist will be suddenly struck by Christ’s judgment, as will all who follow him (1Thes 5:3). Instantly he will be totally broken, with no chance of healing (cf. 2Chr 36:16; Pro 29:1; Jer 19:11).