What Does Proverbs Say For Today Part 7
Wise Man
1 Wise = adj. having the ability
to form true judgments; discerning.
Wiseacre
= n. a would-be wise person; a stupid
person who thinks he knows it all.
2 Wise Men = 1. Men of understanding and skill in ordinary affairs. 2. The
magi; astrologers.
“A wise man will hear and increase learning, and a man
of understanding will attain (acquire)
wise counsel, the wise shall inherit glory, but shame shall be the legacy of
fools. Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; rebuke a wise man, and
he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man, and
he will be still wiser; teach a just man, and he will increase
in learning. ‘If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, and if you
scoff, you will bear it alone.’ The wise in heart will receive
commands, but a prating fool (lit. the
foolish of lips) will fall (be thrust
down or ruined). Wisdom is found
on the lips of him who has understanding, but a rod is for
the back of him who is devoid of understanding (lit. lacks heart). Wise people
store up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near
destruction. To do evil is like sport to a fool, but a man of
understanding has wisdom. He who troubles his own house will inherit the
wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of
heart. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of
life, and he who wins (lit. takes,
in the sense of brings, cf.) souls is wise.
A man will be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse
heart will be despised. He who tills (works
or cultivates) his land will be
satisfied with bread, but he who follows frivolity (lit. vain things) is devoid
of understanding (lit. heart). The
way of a fool is right in his own
eyes, but he who heeds counsel is wise.
A fool’s wrath is known at once, but a prudent man covers
shame. There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of
the wise promotes health. He who walks with wise men will
be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. The wise woman builds
her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands. In the mouth of a
fool is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve
them. A wise man fears and departs from evil, but a fool rages
and is self-confident. Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding,
but what is in the heart of fools is made known. The
king’s favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him
who causes shame. A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises
his mother. As messengers of death is the king’s wrath, but a
wise man will appease it. He who heeds the word wisely will find good, and
whoever trusts in the Lord,
happy is he. The wise in heart will be called prudent, and
sweetness of the lips increases learning. The heart of the wise teaches his
mouth, and adds learning to his lips. A wise servant will rule over a son
who causes shame, and will share an inheritance among the brothers. Rebuke is
more effective for a wise man than a hundred blows on a fool. The heart of the prudent
acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. There is desirable
treasure, and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man squanders it. A wise man scales
the city (climbs over the walls) of
the mighty, and brings down the trusted stronghold. There is no
wisdom or understanding or counsel against the Lord. A prudent man foresees evil and hides
himself, but the simple pass on and are punished. The father of the
righteous will greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child will delight in him. A wise man is strong,
yes, a man of knowledge increases strength; for by wise counsel you will wage
your own war, and in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
A prudent man foresees evil and hides
himself; the simple pass on and are punished. He
who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely will be
delivered. Scoffers set a city aflame, but wise men turn
away wrath. If a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether the fool rages
or laughs, there is no peace. A fool vents all
his feelings (lit. SPIRIT), but
a wise man holds them back. (Proverbs 1:5; 3:35; 9:8-9, 12;
10:8, 13-14, 23; 11:29-30; 12:8, 11, 15-16, 18; 13:20; 14:1, 3, 16, 33, 35;
16:14, 20-21, 23; 17:2, 10; 18:15; 21:20, 22,30; 22:3; 23:24; 24:5-6; 27:12;
28:26; 29:8-9, 11)
Proverbs 12:12 says, “The wicked covet the catch of
evil men, but the root of the
righteous yields fruit.”, and Proverbs 11:30 says, “The fruit of the
righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins (lit.
takes, in the sense of brings, cf.) souls is wise.”
A wise man lives his life in the righteousness of GOD in CHRIST JESUS. The
fruit of The SPIRIT that is
yielded by a righteous life causes people to be drawn to us so that we can tell
them the reason for our joy is GOD’s
gift of salvation for every person through JESUS CHRIST so that
they can be delivered and discipled into His Kingdom. 1 Peter 3:15.
“Wise people
store up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near
destruction. He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the
companion of fools will be destroyed. A wise man fears and departs from evil, but a fool rages and is
self-confident. The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down
with her hands. A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his
mother. A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, and will
share an inheritance among the brothers.” Proverbs 10:14, 13:20, 14:1, 16,
15:20, 17:2
It is clear that we are to seek to be wise, but not
in our own strength or ability or gifting. When we submit our life to GOD and The SPIRIT of GOD that dwells in us we will walk
in His wisdom and do His will and see His Kingdom come. That is what a wise man
does. A key teaching is that if we hang with fools or those who do evil things
we will reap the same reward (punishment) as they do. Many of us have
experienced this or know someone who has. There is not much that is worse that
suffering the punishment of a fool just because you were with them (with no
wicked intent) when they did some wicked thing and you all got caught.
“To do evil is like sport to a
fool, but a man of understanding has wisdom.”
Proverbs 10:23 In our society today we see entertainment that makes evil
behavior into a financially rewarding competition; in reality TV shows,
fictional TV shows and movies. Starting in the 1970s criminals were portrayed
as heroes, romanticized like Bonnie and Clyde and Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid. Going back even farther in the late 19th and early 20th
centuries when dime novels portrayed Billy the Kid and Jessie James as victims
and heroes. Since the original human sin of Adam’s disobedience in the Garden
humanity has leaned toward wickedness rather that righteousness as a lifestyle.
But those who have understanding have wisdom, because wisdom teaches us that a
lifestyle of righteous living is better no matter its hardships. Those who
chose to live a righteous life whether by keeping the law or by the Grace of GOD through CHRIST JESUS will
live a happier and more fulfilled life no matter what, because they are eternal
minded not fleshly minded.
“If
any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of GOD, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given
to him.” James 1:5
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