Heretics

It is the way of the wicked (''Rashah'') who is wicked in matters between Man and G-d, to have a natural disposition to be good in matters between Man and his fellowman. Yet despite looking good, the truth is that in his heart the wicked yearns for evil like that which evil people do (''Hara-im'') - like robbery and violence - commentary on Prov. 12:12.

Most of the minim (missionaries are an example of ''minim'') are good people by nature... but just the righteous who are always engaged in performing G-d's precepts, know the ways of G-d, and they understand that there is in this,(the good of the heretics) only an enticement- commentary on Prov. 11:9; 12:12.

Our Sages explain: Do not befriend an evil person (Avot 1), and added: even if your object is to bring him closer to Torah (Avot d'R. Nathan, the end of chapter 9, according to the Gaon's version). The Gaon added: Leave the fools, even if your object is to reprimand them to straighten their ways, lest they influence you to be like them - commentary on Prov. 9:6.

"In other words, that the Torah told him to go by himself and not in the way of the wicked, even if his object is to reprimand them, so that he may always remain in continual separation. This is the meaning of `if you are smart', i.e., if you stay alone and learn, you will enjoy the learning and its reward. But if you stay among the sons of man - `your mockery you shall bear alone' - even of their mockery, you shall bear their sin" - commentary on Proverbs 9:12.

Most of the minim (missionaries are an example of ''minim'') are good by nature, for they steal the heart of their fellowman and corrupt it. This is the meaning of a flattering mouth - commentary on Proverbs 11:9 (see also on 12:12).

Rabbi Tzuriel in his anthology of the Gaon's ideas adds:

I have heard in the name of the Shi`urei Da`at (Telz), that this is one of the tricks of the Evil Inclination in order to cause the ''min'' to fail in his minut\heresy between Man and G-d, when he himself sees that in matters between Man and his fellowman he is better than others. And so the Evil Inclination succeeds to deceive him.

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