PROFITING FROM PROVERBS

“As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion” (Proverbs 11:22 KJV).

“As a jewel of gold,” now that’s a treasure, “in a swine’s snout, so it a fair woman,” that is a beautiful woman, “which is without discretion,” or good sense. In other words, what a waste! Why waste an expensive piece of jewelry to beautify a hog? A hog is a hog is a hog, and it doesn’t matter what you do to it, it is still a hog. A woman without discretion is only adding trouble to trouble.

Applied to the Christian, we have a treasure in earthen vessels, do we not? We have the jewel of the Holy Spirit residing in a body of flesh—our fleshly container. There is nothing sadder than a Christian not living up to his holy profession. Paul pleaded with believers, “Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity” (II Timothy 2:19 KJV). Certainly, Paul would never had written that if there were not some Christians living sorry lives. A dressed up worldly Christian carrying a Bible to church is still a “jewel of gold in a swine’s snout.” Where do we suppose the saying, “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig” comes from?

“. . . so is a fair woman which is without discretion,” good common sense, to be discreet. To know what’s right and doing it. To be discreet is the observe life and the realities of life, and to know what will get you into trouble and going the other way. Discretion will tell you to do right.

Some people simply do not have discretion. They do not have the ability to evaluate the situation. Whether a woman is beautiful or not, if she doesn’t have discretion, that beauty as they say is only “skin deep.”

Back in the old days, there was a television program called, “My Friend Irma.” It was about a woman that was very beautiful, but she didn’t have a lick of sense and was always getting everything all messed up. She was just as dump as a fence post. She was just a waste of beauty

Daily Bible study is necessary if we are going to begin our day with the right attitude and the right spiritual diet. Proverbs has 31 chapters, and most months have 31 days, so let's read a chapter of Proverbs a day and see what God might have for us. As the Lord leads, share with us what God has shown you in a special way and by His grace let us build up a devotional repository. Let's keep our knives and forks handy for some daily bread! Ideally, a chapter or two of Proverbs will fit in nicely with a good plan of reading our Bibles through each year.

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