Proverbs 18:1 A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire;
He rages against all wise judgment.
This is an excellent chapter. I selected this proverb today because I just had a conversation about someone who has “control-issues.” A friend of mine once said that the people who are always wanting their own way have probably never had a job working with the public. Here is a proverb that guards us against being so inward in our thinking and judgment.
A related proverb says, “For by wise counsel you will wage your own war, And in a multitude of counselors there is safety.” Pro. 24:6
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5Counsel in the heart of man is like water in a deep well, but a man of understanding draws it out.
This has to be one of my most favorite chapters. This particular verse today is thought provoking to me. I believe this means that what goes on inside a man is pretty murky. For the most part, we don’t even know what’s going on down deep inside ourselves, let alone be able to know about others. BUT, a man of godly wisdom will make efforts to delve deep into that well.
1 Cor. 2:11 says, “For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God.”
In the same chapter of Proverbs, verse 24 it says, “Man’s steps are ordered by the Lord. How then can a man understand his way?”
Categories: Counsel · Self-knowledge · Understanding
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