Wisdom and foolishness are generational. We are not the only ones that our foolishness effects. “Treasures of wickedness profit nothing” ---there are things we are deceived into thinking are treasures that are of wickedness. These are temporary and profit nothing.
We are to be diligent, prepared hard workers. This morning I had to ask myself if I truly was pursuing these things. Am I as diligent and prepared as I should be? Am I a hard working as I should be all the time? I am praying that God would reveal to me my areas of weakness. There are blessings for the righteous. Isn’t that a wonderful thought?
A fool is always talking and never listening. There are quite a few of these proverbs that discuss the tongue and/or mouth. A great way to gage our maturity in Christ is to realistically evaluate how we are controlling our speech. There was a time in my life when I didn’t even know you were supposed to not say everything that went through your head. I was rightfully accused many times of not having a filter. “The mouth of the righteous is a well of life”. What a blessing to be considered such. Foolishness is also quickly associated with the mouth, which is no surprise here. We can say some pretty stupid things. Self-restraint with our words is a sign of wisdom. It appears to be our heart, mouth and lips that are going to show others our foolishness or wisdom.
“When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, but the righteous has an everlasting foundation.” This was my favorite verse today. In the whirlwinds of life we can stand firm if Christ is our foundation.
I don’t know that there was really anything productive about it, but I thought about verse 27 for some time. I often wonder about how the scriptures say the wicked people’s lives will be shortened. I do believe that God knows if a person is never going to repent and is just leading others astray and hence some of these people may die young. Maybe it’s just talking about the consequences of poor choices. My commentary didn’t say anything about it. I’m torn between knowing the issue must be of importance if it is in the Bible and not wanting to get caught up in something that really has no benefit to my walk with the Lord. But in my desire to know His character more, verses like this always fascinate me.
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1 comment:
Two things seemed to be emphasized in this chapter: 1) Wisdom is the source of contentment and pride for our heavenly Father and our earthly parents. As a mother, it is my responsibility to model wisdom and find ways to incorporate lessons in wisdom into my children's daily lives. 2) The Lord provides generously for those who seek to live their lives with wisdom.
I find that much of my sinfulness originates with my mouth...unkind words, a deliberate yet unnecessary argument, gossip, a curse words here or there, etc, etc. When viewed independently, those sins may be "small sins", but when considered as a whole, it is a significant bundle of evil. Verse 14 made sense: “Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.” I pray that the mouth of my foolishness is become less the cause of destruction, hate, discord, and unkindness. The Lord does not look fondly upon the foolish...I have some shaping up to do!
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