Wisdom from Proverbs

I’ve been reading Proverbs over the last couple of weeks.  I am increasingly amazed at how relevant many of these statements are:

• The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace – 3:35
• Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.  Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.  Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. – 9:7-9
• Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring a man wealth – 10:4
• The integrity of the honest keeps them on track; the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin – 11:3
• Without good direction, people lose their way; the more wise counsel you follow, the better your chances – 11:14

Listen

So after a little break (the last few weeks have been crazy) I”m back.  Not surprisingly with someone else’s wisdom.

“Listening is not about whether or not someone else is speaking, but about you being in a position to listen.”

Thanks, Andy, for the insight.  You can listen to a whole message entitled “Listen Up,” here.  You can also check out the other two talks (“Listen Carefully,” and “Listen Here”) from the series “Listen and Learn”.