Rachel Workman: 12 The
words of a wise man's mouth win him favor,[c]
but the lips of a fool consume him.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,
and the end of his talk is evil madness.
14 A fool multiplies words,
though no man knows what is to be,
and who can tell him what will be after him?
15 The toil of a fool wearies him,
for he does not know the way to the city.
but the lips of a fool consume him.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,
and the end of his talk is evil madness.
14 A fool multiplies words,
though no man knows what is to be,
and who can tell him what will be after him?
15 The toil of a fool wearies him,
for he does not know the way to the city.
In Scripture, destructive words are
compared to weapons of war (Prov. 25:18), a fire (James 3:5–6), and a poisonous
beast (James 3:7–8). Some try to hurt others with our lies, slander, and angry
words, but they are really hurting themselves the most. “He who guards his
mouth preserves his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall have
destruction” (Prov. 13:3).
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John Burnett: 12 Words from the mouth of
the wise are gracious,
but fools are consumed by their own lips. Good advice on a day like today.
13 At the beginning their words are folly;
at the end they are wicked madness—
14 and fools multiply words. Truth.
but fools are consumed by their own lips. Good advice on a day like today.
13 At the beginning their words are folly;
at the end they are wicked madness—
14 and fools multiply words. Truth.
No one knows what is
coming—
who can tell someone else what will happen after them?
who can tell someone else what will happen after them?
15 The toil of fools wearies them;
they do not know the way to town. So we should graciously give them directions. During those seasons of time when the Holy Spirit is working on my sanctification and I am spending more time in the Word or watching sermons, He also sends fools like the ones described here to give me opportunities to be gracious. Dear Lord give me the words to say and help me to be gracious.
they do not know the way to town. So we should graciously give them directions. During those seasons of time when the Holy Spirit is working on my sanctification and I am spending more time in the Word or watching sermons, He also sends fools like the ones described here to give me opportunities to be gracious. Dear Lord give me the words to say and help me to be gracious.
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Monday’s reading for Ecclesiastes
11:1-4
Cast your bread upon the waters,
for you will find it after many days.
2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight,
for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.
3 If the clouds are full of rain,
they empty themselves on the earth,
and if a tree falls to the south or to the north,
in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.
4 He who observes the wind will not sow,
and he who regards the clouds will not reap.
for you will find it after many days.
2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight,
for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.
3 If the clouds are full of rain,
they empty themselves on the earth,
and if a tree falls to the south or to the north,
in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.
4 He who observes the wind will not sow,
and he who regards the clouds will not reap.
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