Proverbs 10:16

The wages of the righteous bring them life, but the income of the wicked brings them punishment. (Proverbs 10:16).

Solomon said in the previous proverb that "the wealth of the rich is their fortified city", but in the next proverb he elaborates further. A ‘wealthy income’ is not always a blessing. Solomon also says, "better to be poor than a liar" (19:22b). If we are using our income to serve our sinful lusts, we are better off without it. To repent of using our income to bring us punishment instead of life, we should put things in place to protect ourselves from temptation. I know a man who has an automatic payment into a savings account that he can’t access because he has a gambling problem. This is wisdom. He is not a believer, but he sees temptation coming and ‘runs for the hills’ to get away from it. Can we not learn from him?