(The Fools Series, Part # 1) Proverbs 1:7-19 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: for they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: we shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path. For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof."
At the heart of our text is an important factor in determining the difference between a wise person and a fool. Carefully notice verse seven: "Fools despise wisdom and instruction." The very thing that the arrogant, deluded fool needs most is the first thing he rejects. The beginning of true wisdom is "the fear of the LORD" (v.7 pictured above). Therefore, no matter how brilliant a person may be intellectually, if he despises GOD's wisdom and refuses to humble himself before the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, then he thereby provides irrefutable proof that he is nothing but a fool in the sight of his CREATOR.
As we study this text, it is significant to note that those who seek GOD's wisdom find not only instruction regarding the identification of sin and the means of deliverance from it but also warnings concerning how to deal with the many enticements to sin. In our day, when human wisdom is so highly exalted and GOD's wisdom is so frequently despised, it is no wonder that civilization is rapidly deteriorating. Man's wisdom refuses absolutes and, thus, does not recognize a divine standard. This despising of GOD's wisdom embraces the Devil's philosophy of joining truth and error, good and evil, righteousness and unrighteousness. We must take heed to GOD's instructions set forth so clearly in verses 10-16: "My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not" (v.10 pictured above) and "walk not thou in the way with them" (v.15 pictured above). We are foolish indeed if we listen to or fellowship with those who attempt to draw us away from obedience to the WORD of GOD. The wise man will stay close to truth and, thereby, will stay clear of error. MHR
Your servant in CHRIST,
Julie
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