Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Devotions: The Presence Of Fools


Leave the presence of a fool,
Or you will not discern words of knowledge.
Proverbs 14:7 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

This verse literally translated means that we should not be near (halak neged) a person who is simple/arrogant/impious (keciyl) or we will not know or understand (yada) the language (saphah) of wisdom/knowledge (da’ath). A fool refers to more than just a simpleton, but a person who is willful, prideful, irreverent, even rebellious. If we are around such people, they will influence us, and their influence will cause us to lose discernment and understanding. This fool thinks that he knows everything, that he is smarter than everyone, better than everyone. He is not humble toward people or toward God. As a result, he is not teachable or correctable. He thinks his way is right and it is not possible to get him to see that he is wrong, even if he is proven wrong. He will find a way of bending or excusing to make his way right. He won’t listen to reason or wisdom, nor does he seek those except as to inflate his own. We become like those we are around, and if we maintain contact with this kind of person, we will become like him. We will cease to listen to reason, wisdom, or to God, but will follow our own way. That way leads to destruction. Do you know people like that? How have they already influenced you (or at least tried) toward that way of thinking? Ask God to give you wisdom, to help you in situations with them, to guide you in your relationships.






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