13 On the lips of the intelligent is found wisdom,
but a stick is in store for the back of a fool.
14 Wise people hide their knowledge,
but when a fool speaks, ruin is imminent.
15 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;
the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
16 The activity of the righteous is for life;
the income of the wicked is for sin.
17 He who observes discipline is on the way to life;
but he who ignores correction is making a mistake.
18 He who covers up hate has lips that lie,
and anyone who slanders is a fool.
19 When words are many, sin is not lacking;
so he who controls his speech is wise.
20 The tongue of the righteous is like pure silver,
but the mind of the wicked is worth little.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
22 The blessing of Adonai is what makes people rich,
and he doesn’t mix sorrow with it.
23 To a fool, vileness is like a game,
as is wisdom to a person of discernment.
24 What a fool dreads will overtake him,
but the righteous will be given his desire.
25 When the storm has passed, the wicked are gone;
but the righteous are firmly established forever.
(Complete Jewish Bible).
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There is a saying, “If you only have a hammer, then everything looks like a nail.” The idea is that it does not matter what the problem is, we try to fix it the same way because that is the only way we know how. The essence of discernment is realizing that different challenges require different responses. The purpose of discernment is to determine the appropriate response given the unique circumstances of a particular situation. Discernment, in other words, is recognizing that not everything is a nail, and determining the appropriate tool for the job.
Beasts of burden only know one way, forward. They are stubborn animals and keep plodding along regardless of what obstacle may be ahead of them. It requires a rod at the hand of driver to redirect the animal when needed. Beasts have no sense of their own.
Those who stubbornly hold to one way of dealing with challenges, have no sense and are unfit to offer wisdom. The proverb reminds us that only those who are able to discern the best way forward among many paths are able to offer wise counsel.
Hymn for Today: "Be Thou My Vision" Traditional Irish Hymn.
There is a saying, “If you only have a hammer, then everything looks like a nail.” The idea is that it does not matter what the problem is, we try to fix it the same way because that is the only way we know how. The essence of discernment is realizing that different challenges require different responses. The purpose of discernment is to determine the appropriate response given the unique circumstances of a particular situation. Discernment, in other words, is recognizing that not everything is a nail, and determining the appropriate tool for the job.
Beasts of burden only know one way, forward. They are stubborn animals and keep plodding along regardless of what obstacle may be ahead of them. It requires a rod at the hand of driver to redirect the animal when needed. Beasts have no sense of their own.
Those who stubbornly hold to one way of dealing with challenges, have no sense and are unfit to offer wisdom. The proverb reminds us that only those who are able to discern the best way forward among many paths are able to offer wise counsel.
Hymn for Today: "Be Thou My Vision" Traditional Irish Hymn.
1. Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art;
Thou my best thought, by day or by night;
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
2. Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father and I, Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
3. Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise;
Thou mine inheritance, now and always;
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart;
O King of glory, my treasure Thou art.
4. O King of glory, my victory won;
Rule and reign in me ’til Thy will be done;
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall;
Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
Thought for Today: But the wisdom from above is, first of all, pure, then peaceful, kind, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. (James 3:17).
Please pray: For the Development of Christian leaders in Thailand.
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