And here is the disconnect
jeremiah1five gave.
The problem is this statement (in scripture)
is not from God or one of his prophets, but from the ancients. Men of former times commenters that were just men.
You don't know that. Did you know Adam was a prophet? Do you actually believe the only prophets of the LORD are the ones mentioned in Scripture? How many "Man of God" are mentioned in Samuel and Kings and Chronicles? How many prophets are named there that don't have books written in their names? So, you don't know where that proverb came from but one thing is true and that it is in Scripture, and it is put forth as truth and this truth is very logical and reasonable and sound. Wickedness comes from the wicked. That's the ONLY place it comes from. It surely doesn't come from holy or righteousness or sinlessness, does it?
Do you believe sin comes from sinner and wickedness comes from holy?
Jeremiah 31:29 kjv
29. In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
30. But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
This Jeremiah passage is an example of a change from what the traditions men say to the reality of what God says.
Another example
Mark 7:11 kjv
11. But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
12. And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
13. Making the word of God of none affect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
1 Samuel 24:12-13
Is a perversion of scripture from ancients (men of old).
Let's look at the context instead of posting a passage that seems to agree with what you've said:
9 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
10 Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD’s anointed.
11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
12 The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
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As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee. 14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea. 15 The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
1 Sam. 24:9–15.
David finds Saul sleeping in a cave. He doesn't kill him but takes a piece of his clothing showing that as he slept David could have killed him and become King. But David doesn't kill him. To kill Saul while he slept would have been cowardly and wickedness and David states the obvious truth that wickedness comes from the wicked. This is equal to saying sin comes from sinner. This is an ancient proverb and speaks truth. A truth David used to validate the opposite of this proverb that righteousness comes from the righteous.
Wickedness actually comes from Lucifer and is accepted by Adam and Eve.
It has nothing to do with what one accepts. The question is do you believe wickedness comes from wicked or does it come from holy?
Adam and Eve were not made sinful. Adam and Eve were made very good but they sinned.
Where did their sin come from?
Do you even know what sin is?
The book of Job gives the very best example.
Job 42:7 kjv
7. After the LORD had said these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.
So after reading all the chapters where the friends of Jod spoke, we find out in hindsight they were wrong.
There are statements that Pharisees made that are just not true.
Post it.
But the Samuel passage is kind of hidden. I try and watch out for passages that are given by the wrong people. Not because of intelligence, but by finding out all of Job’s friends were wrong.
It is revealed in Scripture, so it is not hidden. What the his-ell are you talking about?
David is not "the wrong people" when he said it. Again, what are you talking about?
You obviously resist Scripture truth and instead hold on to what YOU want to believe instead of what God WANTS you to believe.
But I understand stubbornness and rebellion against God and His Word.