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The proverbs
today feel as sporadic as ever. In spite
of this, there are a few that jumped out to me.
This might have been aided by the fact the proverbs continue to talk
about the righteous and the fool. It isn’t
too much of a surprise that a book about wisdom speaks so much about how to not
be a fool.
The proverbs
that really leapt out to me deal with the righteous and their ability to take
advice. The righteous respect
commands. Those who heed correction are honored. Wise people walk with the wise. Those who discipline their children love them.
On the other
hand, we have the fools. Those who scorn
instruction pay for it. Those who
disregard discipline come to shame. Companions
of fools suffer harm. Those who don’t
discipline their children hate them.
There is a
common theme throughout the proverbs. Nobody
is perfect. We will all make
mistakes. None of us will have all the
answers. We’ll need help. The point is that we all need some help. We all will need advice. We all can benefit from a change in
perspective. The people who are wise
recognize this fact and use it to their advantage.
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