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Proverbs Gave Me a Better Way to See Trump's Iran Deal

By Tyler Huckabee
June 17, 2026, Tehran, Iran: An overhead view shows pro-government supporters holding up phone lights and waving Iranian flags during a state-organized rally in Iran. The rally came as the United States and Iran moved toward a formal signing ceremony, expected on Friday, June 19, in Geneva, for a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending a near four-month conflict triggered by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. (Credit Image: © Iranian Supreme Leader'S Office via ZUMA Press)
Jun 18, 2026
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Sometimes the book of Proverbs can seem a little simplistic, its cause-and-effect declarations sounding nice but not very realistic. Proverbs 10:28 teaches us that “the prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.” As Jake tells Brett at the end of Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises: “Isn’t it pretty to think so?”

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An image of the November 2026 issue of Sojourners, titled "Face to Face." It features George Lakey on the cover
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June 17, 2026, Tehran, Iran: An overhead view shows pro-government supporters holding up phone lights and waving Iranian flags during a state-organized rally in Iran. The rally came as the United States and Iran moved toward a formal signing ceremony, expected on Friday, June 19, in Geneva, for a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending a near four-month conflict triggered by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. (Credit Image: © Iranian Supreme Leader'S Office via ZUMA Press)