Sunday – Poetry

Reading – Proverbs 10

Highlight Verse:

“Wise people treasure knowledge, but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭10‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬

This verse confuses me.

Am I wise or am I a fool?

I love knowledge.

I pursue knowledge about my work to the point that the other techs call me for guidance.

I pursue knowledge of the Bible with insatiable curiosity.

And I fill my head with tons of history and car trivia, which provides good conversation starters.

But then, I tend to babble on too much.

My mouth sometimes forgets to listen before I speak.

Worse, I forget to think before I speak.

Does that make me a wise fool?

Maybe.

But I am trying to lean more toward the side of wisdom.

Feel free to tell me when I babble on too much.

And when the Holy Spirit happens to direct my words, listen to Him despite it being my voice that carries the words.

What do you do to keep your words under control?
What kind of knowledge do you like to accumulate?