“Blockheads shouldn’t live on easy street any more than workers should give orders to their boss. Smart people know how to hold their tongue; their grandeur is to forgive and forget.”
Proverbs 19:10-11 MSG
The contrast between the wise and the unwise is magnified in these two verses, especially in the translation, The Message. Who would ever want to be known as a blockhead? Who doesn't admire the person who can hold their tongue and are known for a forgiving spirit?
The whole point of these contrasts (and the book of Proverbs) is to ask the reader, "Which person are you?"
We are formed by the choices we make and known by our character. God invites us to walk with Him through all of life's choices; through the good and bad, through the difficult and the easy. "Today, I chose to follow you" is not only a song, but it's a way of life that holds out the promise of the presence of God.
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