Proverbs 23:1-25: Words
Monday, September 9, 2024
A Favorite from September 30, 2010.
Toil not to gain wealth; cease to be concerned about it; while your glance flits to it, it is gone! . . .
Remove not the ancient landmark, nor invade the fields of orphans; for their redeemer is strong; he will defend their cause against you . . .
Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to words of knowledge . . .
Get the truth and sell it not – wisdom, instruction and understanding . . .
Let your father and mother have joy; let her who bore you exult . . .
We are also told to beat our boys with a rod so that they do not die. Of course when we consider the context of this advice we can see the wisdom in it. Today we know that brutality only begets depression and initiates waves of violence.
The Book of Proverbs has much to say to us. It is best taken in parts and considered in light of its era. When allowed to rest in our hearts for a time, it nurtures the seeds of wisdom planted within by the Maker, redeemed and transformed by the Savior, and cherished and graced by the Spirit. We have only to open our hearts and ears; we have only to meditate on the Word . . . to know that goodness created us . . . and longs to live within us.
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