Give Instruction To The Wise
Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn her seven pillars. She has slaughtered
her animals, she has mixed her wine, she has also set
her table. She has sent out her servant-girls, she calls from the highest
places in the town. “You that are simple, turn in here!” To those without sense
she says, “Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. Lay aside
immaturity, and live, and walk in the way of insight.”
Whoever corrects a scoffer wins abuse;
whoever rebukes the wicked gets hurt. A scoffer who is rebuked will only hate
you; the wise, when rebuked, will love you. Give instruction to the wise, and
they will become wiser still; teach the righteous and they will gain in
learning. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of
the Holy One is insight.
If you are to gain wisdom, there
should be a willingness on your part to see one’s error and correct it. A wise
man wants to learn from his mistakes. When challenged, he resists the urge to
get his back up like a threatened animal. Instead, correction becomes a
faithful friend and a necessary means to improvement.
Follow the path of wisdom by giving
heed to words of reproof. To be truly wise, remember that at times we too have
played the fool.
has no chance to learn from it.
Our Daily
Bread – May 23, 2006