¶ Welcome to Proverbs Continuation
Hey everybody , welcome to another Wofo , yo Short . This is C-Dub . We're going to be diving right back in to Proverbs talking about what it is to be a fool , because you're going to have to deal with them . We left off at Proverbs 28 , so we're going to go right into Proverbs 29 . Proverbs 29.9 .
If a wise man contends with a foolish man , whether the fool rages or laughs , there is no peace . Proverbs 29 , 11 . A fool vents all his feelings , but a wise man holds them back . Reminds me of an old Mark Twain saying I think I mentioned it before .
Reminds me of an old Mark Twain saying I think I mentioned it before better to keep your mouth shut and look stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt . Also , the previous one there's no winning an argument with a fool . He's either going to laugh or he's going to just get really , really upset . It's hard to win that . Proverbs 29.20, .
Do you see a man hasty in his words ? There's more hope for a fool than for him . Keep that in mind in
¶ Key Proverbs on Foolishness
today's age , where all the information keeps coming to you , coming to you , coming to you , coming to you , because all of a sudden you can't adjust , you can't give it true thought . Proverbs 30 . This one is actually a passage .
Let's read this in context For three things the earth is perturbed yes , for it cannot bear up For a servant when he reigns , a fool when he is filled with food , a hateful woman when she is married . And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress . When those things happen , it just all goes to hell . Proverbs 30 , 32 through 33 .
If you have been foolish in exalting yourself or if you have devised evil , put your hand on your mouth Shut up , for as the churning of milk produces butter and the ringing of the nose produces blood , so the forcing of wrath produces strife . So why am I bringing all this
¶ Breaking the Cycle of Foolishness
up ? In today's environment , what we're seeing is a lot of foolishness , and we're not just seeing a lot of foolishness . We are seeing a lot of foolishness that is leading to more foolishness , and if somebody is going to break that cycle , it has to be you . Lord knows .
I keep my mouth shut more than you all would ever know , for the simple reason you can't answer a fool like a fool . One of the trademarks of foolishness is simply this you can't receive instruction , you won't learn , you won't ever say hey , wait a minute , I was wrong . I'm going to give some critical thinking to this issue . Fools a lot of times .
Just simply don't think . Fools feel , and as I'm recording this , man , you got riots out in LA protesting the immigration and all this and everybody's voicing their opinion , and just keep this in mind Consequences are a son of a gun and
¶ Consequences Are Unavoidable
you're not going to outrun consequences . Bones and I have talked about this , because Bones talks a little bit more about grace than I do . Man , I see a balance to grace and where the law fits in . I think they are two sides of the same coin . However , in discussing that , we always mentioned the story about David and Bathsheba .
So , after all that ordeal goes down , david has Uriah the Hittite killed . He's done , knocked up Bathsheba . He's done some shady things , as have you and I , but the Lord tells him , through Nathan the prophet , that this child's going to die . He fasts , he prays , he does all this other stuff and guess what ? The child dies . Was David forgiven ?
Had he repented ? Yes , he had . He offered sacrifices , all this stuff . However , that being said , the issue of what he did with Bathsheba and with Uriah the Hittite , there were repercussions that followed him throughout the rest of his reign as king . So just keep this in mind , you are not exempt and I am not exempt from the repercussions for our actions .
It behooves us , especially when surrounded by fools , to take a minute to think , pray about it internally .
I mean , we don't have to go away and seclude ourself in a monastery , but just take a minute and listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying , because there's a bunch of people that do nothing but feel , and there's a lot of those who want to chalk that up to the Holy Spirit . Nope , a lot of times what the Holy Spirit's telling
¶ Balance Holy Spirit and Wisdom
you is contrary to your carnal feelings , even to your doctrine at times , which is what causes you to draw near to God and not unto man's philosophy and ideas .
That being said , you kind of balance that with the word and these are these proverbs written by Solomon , who's supposed to be the wisest man that ever lived other than Jesus , and therefore it behooves you to get you some of that wisdom . Pray and get in the word for yourself . Wofo Yo , hey , everybody , thanks for listening .
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