Proverbs 12 = Wise Learners

As I continue to read Proverbs, I am in awe of all the common sense that proverbs teaches you.  Proverbs is concerned with the learning of wisdom.  You either want to become a wise learner or you refuse to learn and become a foolish failure. The best direction in life is to make the right choices.

Proverbs 12:1, "Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid."  If you want to be taught, the sky is the limit.  If you don't want to learn, then all the years of schooling will teach you nothing.  So many people go through life and never listen to the wise teachers.  This verse is not talking about physically punishing someone, but using discipline in a constructive way.  Knowledge is gaining facts, information and skills through experience and/or education.  A person who refuses constructive criticism has a problem with pride.  When we have pride in our lives, we aren't willing to listen to others.  Once again, the choice is yours!

Proverbs 12:19, "Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment."  Truth is "something that has been proven by facts or sincerity." 

Tom Hanks said this about truth, "truth is, I'll never know all there is to know about you just as you will never know all there is to know about me.  Humans are by nature too complicated to be understood fully.  So, we can choose either to approach our fellow human beings with suspicion or to approach them with an open mind, a dash of optimism and a great deal of candour."

The truth is that the Bible has withstood the test of time.  Because God is truth, you can trust his Word to guide you.  No one trusts a person who doesn't speak the truth.

There are twenty-eight verses in Proverbs 12.  So much knowledge and truth to read about.

Take the time to read this chapter and to allow God to speak to you and to show you what He wants you to learn.