Charles (Chuck) Kensinger

In Proverbs 12, it calls the person who hates correction stupid. What does it mean to be good? We all know what it means to scheme. If you are righteous your root is immovable. Wickedness will not make you secure.

Is your wife or husband a crown or do they cause your bones to rot?  Caring about the health of your animals shows the type of person you are. Working hard means that you will be able to eat. The lazy will not even prepare their own food.

Insight is another way wisdom is displayed. Listening to council show wisdom. Ignoring insults is also sensible. Rebellious speech will trap one. Good words will satisfy and cheer you up. Truth is forever while lying disappears in an instant.

Don’t let others think that you are more important than you are. Verse 23 states in differently from “It is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt.”  

We see many comparisons of the wicked and the righteous. How can you judge wickedness and righteousness? By their deceitfulness or honesty in advice. Our words are also an indicator of whether we obey God or seek our own profit.

Copyright 2021 by Charles Kensinger