Proverbs 18
Proverbs 18
As I was researching this Proverb, I came across an outline from Danny Akin in the Christ-Centered Exposition of Proverbs. Honestly, his outline brings such clarity that I wanted to share it with you. If you have a way to walk through the outline and look at the verses at the same time, I would encourage you to do that. But this was his outline:
“Main idea: Fools make poor lifestyle decisions that reveal an absence of godly wisdom and lead to humiliating and destructive behavior.
1. A Fool Lacks Wisdom (v. 1-3)
And what I love what Akin points out about a foolish person, but what he says next is better. To summarize, he says that Jesus is the antithesis to the foolish person here. Jesus is full of grace and truth, He surrounded Himself with others, He spoke words of grace, truth, and healing.
And to go further, not only is Jesus all of those things, but He shares in all of those things with those who have a relationship with Him. He gives us the ability to have wisdom, instead of being the fool.
Is there anything from the outline that you need to change in your life? Do you need to stop being so opinionated? Do you need to speak words of encouragement and not destruction?
By: Brice Stockton
As I was researching this Proverb, I came across an outline from Danny Akin in the Christ-Centered Exposition of Proverbs. Honestly, his outline brings such clarity that I wanted to share it with you. If you have a way to walk through the outline and look at the verses at the same time, I would encourage you to do that. But this was his outline:
“Main idea: Fools make poor lifestyle decisions that reveal an absence of godly wisdom and lead to humiliating and destructive behavior.
1. A Fool Lacks Wisdom (v. 1-3)
- He isolates himself (v. 1)
- He is opinionated (v. 2)
- He will be humiliated (v. 3)
- He does not see the delight of his words (v. 4)
- He does not see the disgrace of his words (v. 5)
- He does not see the danger of his words (v. 6)
- He does not see the destruction of his words (v. 7)
- He does not see the disease of his words (v. 8)
- He is poor in performance
- He keeps company with destructive patterns”
And what I love what Akin points out about a foolish person, but what he says next is better. To summarize, he says that Jesus is the antithesis to the foolish person here. Jesus is full of grace and truth, He surrounded Himself with others, He spoke words of grace, truth, and healing.
And to go further, not only is Jesus all of those things, but He shares in all of those things with those who have a relationship with Him. He gives us the ability to have wisdom, instead of being the fool.
Is there anything from the outline that you need to change in your life? Do you need to stop being so opinionated? Do you need to speak words of encouragement and not destruction?
By: Brice Stockton
2 Comments
Verse 2 - "A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only expressing his opinion."
This verse makes me think about the way I respond to people when in conversation. Personally, it's much easier to talk and share what I feel is important, rather than listening, understanding, and then responding. I think the underlying problem is I am impatient and selfish, and this verse brought that to light! Thanks for the commentary Bryce!
A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment. 18:1
This can be physical or emotional. I have a tendency to want to stay within the sanctity of my home, isolated from the complications and hurts of the world. But God has shown me over and over that separation from the herd (especially believers) is very dangerous and destructive to my spirit. I have to fight this, but my spirit is always fed when I interact with others, particularly in service to others.