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Disciplined Wisdom

1

To learn, you must love discipline;
     it is stupid to hate correction.

2 

The Lord approves of those who are good,
     but he condemns those who plan wickedness.

Verse 1

We can benefit when someone shows our mistakes to us. When we see our mistakes, we can learn to do better. Nobody is perfect. Everybody has something to learn.

Many people fear correction. They do not want other people to know about their mistakes. They try to hide their errors.

As Christians, we should be humble. We should appreciate people who correct us.

Verse 2

There is a real difference between good behaviour and evil behaviour. God cares about a good man. God is kind to that man. And God will help that man.

If we make evil plans, then we refuse to obey God’s commands. God will punish the evil man.

We all need a bit of correction now and then. The real question is: How do we handle being corrected?

Proverbs lays it out pretty plainly. If we can't stand being corrected, well, that's just plain foolish. But if we're open to it, it shows that we're hungry for knowledge that'll actually make our lives better.

As I've said before, it's all about making the right choices!

Verse 2 gives us two big signs of a decent person. First off, they've got the Big Guy's approval. And second, they're not just avoiding shady stuff themselves, they're calling it out when they see it. They're not afraid to stand up against anything that's not right.

So, here's something to chew on: Are you secretly a good person? Like, do you try to do what's right, but you're too afraid to call out others when they're messing up because you don't want to rock the boat?

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