Posted on 11/27/2020 6:33:23 AM PST by Pilgrim's Progress
“A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both” (Proverbs 27:3).
TODAY’S VERSE:
“A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both” (Proverbs 27:3).
Not being a particular robust kind of guy, I can certainly identify with the first half of this verse. I remember one time setting out to mix cement in a wheelbarrow and I will tell you that it plum wore me out. It wasn’t long before I could feel it in my hands, my legs, and my back—actually, there wasn’t a part of my body where I didn’t feel it. One thing for sure was how well I slept that night once I took enough Ibuprofen.
“If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest” (Proverbs 29:9).
If anyone has ever been around an angry bear, after her cubs were stolen, he might have an understanding of what Solomon is trying to say here: “Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly” (Proverbs 17:12). Fortunately, I’m sure, no one reading these words have been that close to any bear (without a fence) but unfortunately, we all know what it is like to be too close to a “fool in his folly.” Walk down some deserted street at 3:00 A.M. on the wrong side of town and you’ll meet a fool that will waylay you, or even kill you just to see what you have in your billfold.
Simeon and Levi viciously slaughtered a city of noble men for the fornication of their sister Dinah (Genesis 34:25-26; 49:7). Doeg the Edomite slaughtered all God’s priests, their families, and their livestock, in rage against David (I Samuel 22:18-19). Haman sought to execute genocide for the offence of Mordecai not bowing to him (Esther 3:5-6). Joab unmercifully assassinated Abner, Absalom, and Amasa in jealous folly (I Kings 2:28-34).
The danger is clear! What can a wise man do? Avoid them for your life! Get away from fools and scorners. They will turn and rend you for some trifling thing, so wise men avoid them as much as possible. Cast out the scorner, and contention, strife, and reproach will end.
“Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding . . . Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge” (Proverbs 9:6,
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Boy, that one is true too (all of them are).
Thanks for your faithfulness. The Proverbs should be part of every school’s curricula.
Back in the little red schoolhouse days, the Bible WAS the curriculum, and there was a whole lot less rioting and murdering going on . . . kids grew up saying yessir, and noma’am, and they were illiterates.
I agree. . .this senior citizen remembers prayer in school, patriotism and respect.
oops, they were NOT illiterates...
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