Rhymes for Kids

Rhymes for Kids

Ask Around Your Shabbos Table

שֹׁחֵר טוֹב יְבַקֵש רָצוֹן, וְדֹׁרֵש רָעָה תְבוֹאֶנּוּ
Mishlei 11:27

Ask around your Shabbos table: What in your opinion is the above verse from Mishlei teaching us?

Answer: Midrash Shocher Tov on Mishlei (parsha 11) explains this verse in the following way: When Reuven speaks well about his friend Shimon, then (at that exact time) angels speak well about Reuven in front of Hashem. But the opposite is also true says the Midrash —i.e, if Reuven speaks negatively about Shimon, angels speak bad about Reuven in front of Hashem (at that time).