Day 177 I Shoulda Said That | Proverbs 15: 23-24
I Shoulda Said That
23
Everyone enjoys a fitting reply;
it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!
24
The path of life leads upward for the wise;
they leave the grave behind.
Verse 23
An adviser should always try to give correct advice. He thinks and he prays about his words. He considers the probable results of his advice. He wants to say the right words, at the right time. He wants to help, because his advice can bring success to his friend’s plan.
An adviser is glad when he gives good advice.
Verse 24
Solomon uses humor. Life is like a journey. When we live wisely, we are going towards heaven. This is like a journey where we are going upwards. So we are traveling away from the graves and from hell.
Solomon imagines that the wise man is walking up a hill. Sometimes, it is hard to walk up a hill. However, the wise man needs always to travel upwards. He cannot travel downwards (opposite of upwards), because that way leads to death, the grave and hell.
I can relate to the first proverb. There have been many times when I thought of the perfect thing to say thirty minutes too late. But sometimes, I’ve experienced the joy of saying the right thing at the right time.
With today's advanced technology, we might think that people in Bible times had primitive thoughts. However, reading the Scriptures shows that they thought deeply about important issues, just like we do today.
In fact, they might have thought even more deeply because they had fewer distractions.
For example, an engineer from MIT can recite thousands of scientific facts. But many engineers might not know how to answer the question, "How do you live wisely so that you won't go to hell?" Many scientists rely only on scientific principles and don’t consider how to live in relation to the Creator of life.
Let me ask you: Are you sure your life is following the wise path leading upward?
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