The righteous care about justice for the poor,
but the wicked have no such concern. Proverbs 29:7
The wicked have no empathy. They’re self-absorbed. They don’t understand how poverty or other difficulties impact a person’s life and have no interest in learning. “The kindest acts of the wicked are cruel” (Proverbs 12:10). Whereas the righteous are genuinely kind. To be kind is to be considerate of other people’s feelings. When we’re kind we’re giving something of ourselves to another, maybe just the time it takes to deeply listen. Even when we can’t solve the problem, the righteous listen with empathy.
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Quora.
