Gold Nugget
Verse 32: “The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.”
Commentary
Kids say the dandiest things… well something like that anyway. Unfortunately, our children didn’t come stock from the
factory with mouth filters. How many times would it have saved us embarrassment
if they did? It’s cute for the most part when they are toddlers. Their ignorance
is both bliss and a blessing. There comes a time, however, when ignorance is neither
bliss nor a blessing. As they get older, grace for their ignorance is less.
What may be cute for a 4 year old doesn’t hold true for someone older.
Don’t get
me wrong. I say something foolish probably daily to some extent. You don’t have
to look hard to someone more refined than this ol’ Texan. When in certain
circles, I have to behave above my norm. The key is knowing what is acceptable.
Like today’s “gold nugget” says, “The lips of the
righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.” Knowing the right and wrong things to say and when not to say anything
at all is a characteristic of one who has both knowledge and understanding.
Prayer
Lord, if we hang in there with your Word and absorb it truths, we will be able to speak and do so with confidence. Give us the knowledge that comes from you when we speak and we will speak appropriately. Convince us that even as children speak out of ignorance, if we lack the knowledge of your Word, we will speak perversely as the wicked. Amen
Lord, if we hang in there with your Word and absorb it truths, we will be able to speak and do so with confidence. Give us the knowledge that comes from you when we speak and we will speak appropriately. Convince us that even as children speak out of ignorance, if we lack the knowledge of your Word, we will speak perversely as the wicked. Amen
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