Proverbs 12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes:
But he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
Many books are written, seminars given and sermons preached on the subject of the secret of success, but King Solomon, the man who once climbed to the top of the universal social ladder now reveals it to us. And what does he say? To hear (to listen to, obey and abide by) counsel. In his case, he wisely obeyed the counsel of a man of whom God had said He was please in all things but one: his father King David.
By contrast, the fool is one who defines himself and righteousness according to his own relative standards so his counsel comes from his own heart. Instead of weighing matters against the wise advice of others or even the Word, he weighs matters against his own standard. It is like a man who defines knowledge by his own brain and capacity to learn.
How foolish we are. Being creatures we claim to be able to define ourselves; and not only do we claim to define ourselves, but we argue with the very consistency of our nature. Paul rhetorically asked, Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
Let us be wise today and learn to draw good advice from the well of other’s perspective and learning; mostly from those in the Word who have gone before us and faced situations oh, so similar to ours.
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes:
But he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
Many books are written, seminars given and sermons preached on the subject of the secret of success, but King Solomon, the man who once climbed to the top of the universal social ladder now reveals it to us. And what does he say? To hear (to listen to, obey and abide by) counsel. In his case, he wisely obeyed the counsel of a man of whom God had said He was please in all things but one: his father King David.
By contrast, the fool is one who defines himself and righteousness according to his own relative standards so his counsel comes from his own heart. Instead of weighing matters against the wise advice of others or even the Word, he weighs matters against his own standard. It is like a man who defines knowledge by his own brain and capacity to learn.
How foolish we are. Being creatures we claim to be able to define ourselves; and not only do we claim to define ourselves, but we argue with the very consistency of our nature. Paul rhetorically asked, Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
Let us be wise today and learn to draw good advice from the well of other’s perspective and learning; mostly from those in the Word who have gone before us and faced situations oh, so similar to ours.
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