Commentary on Selected Proverbs

                                Proverbs 28:18 (KJB)

King Solomon wrote the Proverbs. King Solomon was probably not saved by grace because in all of his writings, speeches, and prayers, he gave no indication that he was so saved. Had Solomon been saved by grace, he would not have written that "Whoso walketh uprighty shall be saved" unless he knew of a lesser form of salvation. Solomon would have had at least some knowledge that salvation by grace happens to be solely a gift from God apart from any good works that a person may do. Ephesians 2:8-9 (KJB). Solomon's father, king David, prophesied that he knew something about salvation by grace when He wrote about a suffering Messiah who had become his shepherd. Psalms 22, 23, and 24. In all of Solomon's writings, speeches, and prayers, he only spoke about repentance toward God the Father, obedience to His Commandments, and restoration to the land that God had given his people. In other words, Solomon knew only about a lesser form of salvation that God would provide.

Since king Solomon had to have been inspired by the Holy Spirit in whatever he wrote and said in the Bible, then he must have meant that God supplies a form of salvation to "whoso walketh uprighty," which can only mean those who do good works. Psalm 50:23 (KJB). King Solomon did know that God creates every human in His image which means every human has a good nature. Genesis 1:31; Genesis 1:27 (KJB). He also knew that God had given the Ten Commandments to his people, the Israelites, for them to teach to the whole world. Exodus 20:1-17 (KJB). King Solomon also knew that every human has an evil nature because he exhorted his people to repent of their sins and return to faith in God and obedience to God in order to be restored to the land that God had given them. I Kings 8:22-66; II Chronicles 6:12-42 (KJB).

Solomon prophesied that a day will come when God will judge every human work whether it be good or evil. Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (KJB). Solomon prophesied about the final judgment of Christ. John 5:28-29 (KJB). Solomon knew that the evil natures of humans will cause them all to sin, but he also knew that the good natures of humans will cause them all to do at least some good works in their lives that God had given them to do. I Kings 8:46-50; Isaiah 26:12 (KJB). The fact that Solomon also prayed that God would forgive the "strangers" who dwelt among his people when they repented proves that God will extend his merciful salvation to all of His living humans. I Kings 8:41-43; II Chronicles 6:32-33 (KJB).

All of this points to the fact that Christ will appear to all of His living humans "on the earth and under the earth" in the end of the world, and He will cause them all to repent and return to the faith He put into them when He created them so that He can give His merciful salvation to all of His living humans who were not already saved by grace. Christ will restore to His faithful Jews the land that He promised to Abraham, and He will give the rest of the earth to all the other living humans whom He raises from the dead. Revelation 5:11-14; Revelation 20:5; Revelation 21:1-15; Revelation 22:11-12 (KJB).