THE WORDS OF THE WISE ARE A WELLSPRING OF WISDOM, BUT A FOOL'S WORDS RESULT IN MISERY FOR HIM, AND FINALLY BRING ABOUT HIS RUIN (PROVERBS 18:3). As with the previous subsection, this subsection majors on the fool (the one who leaves God out of the reckoning). The subsection begins with a reference t... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FOOL DESTROYS OTHERS AND IS THEREFORE HIMSELF DESTROYED, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS ARE KEPT SAFE (PROVERBS 18:8). In this subsection there is an emphasis on the way in which a fool destroys a community. He does it by whispering slander which is eagerly swallowed by others (Proverbs 18:8); by neglecting... [ Continue Reading ]
THE TONGUE AFFECTS MAN IN MANY WAYS, MAKING HIM STRONG AND WISE, AND GIVING HIM LIFE, OR CAUSING HIM GREAT GRIEF, FINALLY RESULTING IN DEATH (PROVERBS 18:14). In this subsection we have an emphasis on the different ways in which the tongue, both our own and the tongues of others, can affect our live... [ Continue Reading ]