Proverbs 14 - Day 317 (link to today's reading)
Scripture: Proverbs 14 Commentary: The truth claim of the sayings deserves attention. In view of 14:11, 14, the lot of the just and the wicked would seem to be pretty much a foregone conclusion. Yet, 14:12 explodes any certainty. Human judgment—a way that is right for a person—can turn out to be dead wrong, in more ways than one. This human judgment includes all the wisdom that the sages collected for this book! Once more the reader becomes aware of the limitations that the sages themselves recognized. We are not to be deceived by their dogmatic style into thinking that they had a simplistic view of life. They had definite notions about the direction they wanted to impart. But this was not at the expense of the realization of the complexity of human beings and of the complex reality in which they live and move. Despite the frequent appearance of firm, unyielding conclusions, there is a kind of dialectic going on. By “dialectic” I mean that even their most dogmatic statements are in some respects conditional. Murphy, R. E. (1998). Proverbs (Vol. 22, p. 108). Dallas: Thomas Nelson. Application: The older (and hopefully wiser) I get, the more I realize just how much I don't know. Thankfully, God knows and He has graciously given us His wisdom through the sages. No, it doesn't always work out the way these proverbs predict, but at least we have a guide to help us along the way. Prayer: Praise God, from whom all blessings,flow...Proverbs 14 - Day Comments are closed.
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