Friday! Proverbs!
Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
Proverbs 17:7 ESV
Words.
Our words are important.
I wonder what Solomon would make of our modern world?
Fake news.
Where everyone's opinion about anything is tweeted or blogged or posted or commented on...
I think his advice would be the same: your words need to match your life
Fine speech, eloquent words, have little value if the person speaking them is a fool.
The root of the word for "fool" here includes stupid, but also vile, wicked.
The reality being pointed out here is the disjoint of the nice or good or right things people say, and the way that they actually live.
So... I need to work at getting my life, my choices, actions, day-to-day activities, to line up with what I say (& what I believe)!
#ouch
#proverbs
#wisdom
#somethingtochewon
Genesis 15.8-18.ESV But he said O Lord God , how am I to know that I shall possess it? ...When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram... March 15 was the last day we looked at Abram's story...he was questioning God and this is God's response...sacrifices and smoke and fire and a covenant...a promise... Isn't that what we crave for sometimes? God, if only you'd just show me smoke & fire, a burning bush a sign, miracle, healing...then all my questions would disappear...all my doubts would be gone... 2moro we'll see Abram's response but I think God values our faith in spite of our questions and doubts. That we choose Him anyway #faith
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