Godly Advice

Good Morning,

Proverbs 18:13 (NIV)
He who answers before listening—
that is his folly and his shame.

I've no idea for whom this verse of Scripture is aimed today. But I know that it's for someone who reads these words. I was having a difficult time this morning trying to find the right Scripture and I wasn't hearing anything clearly about it. So, as I sometimes have to do, I read many, many sections and verses of Scripture that have come to me over the weeks and months knowing something would "pop" and that's what I would send along.

A message? I think, like most of the verses in the Book of Proverbs, that this verse stands on its own quite nicely and speaks its meaning very clearly.

It gives advice about speaking up on some matter or other before one knows all of the facts surrounding that matter. It tells pretty clearly what happens when one DOESN'T listen to everything and yet gives an opinion or makes a decision.

Want to be foolish and put to shame? Okay. Speak without knowing what you're talking about. Want to be considered wise and smart? Easy. Listen and get all the facts about what you speak on.

There is someone, perhaps even several people, who need this Godly advice today. Please, take it to heart and follow God's direction.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David