Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Practical Prudence

" The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

To know wisdom and instruction,
To perceive the words of understanding,
To receive the instruction of wisdom,
Justice, judgment, and equity;
to give prudence to the simple,
To the young man knowledge and discretion--
A wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,
To understand a proverb and enigma,
The words of the wise and their riddels.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction."

Prov 1:1-7

ok i am not trying to contradict my previous post...

In the whole of Proverbs, Solomon talks about practical knowledge and advice about God and how we should live our daily lives. there are v practical things such as telling us not be lazy( which was v relevant to me during A's. hee...), etc. but it also tells us that as we live, we should seek wisdom( which is different from practicality) from God (by firstly fearing Him). n again, God's wisdom is way beyond anyone's.

In Ecclesiates,5:2-3, it says:

"Do not be quick with your mouth,
do not be hasty in your heart
to utter anything before God.
God is in heaven
and you are on earth.
so let your words be few.
As a dream comes when there are many cares,
so the speech of a fool when there are many words. "

i am a fool to say so much... my words may misconstrue God's character. so Lord... pls correct me when i'm wrong... and i jus want to ask tt You will grant me Your wisdom to live each day.... and give wisdom and discernment too, to whoever is reading my foolish thoughts...

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