Today, I am reading and commenting on  Proverbs 9-13.

The wise and the righteous (but according to the proverb writer I repeat myself) welcome corrections when they make mistakes and rebukes when they do wrong.  On the other hand, mockers and the wicked (again the proverb writer says that I am repeating myself) insult those who correct them and abuse those who rebuke their wrong behavior.  Once again the writer makes clear that wisdom is there for all who will embrace its riches, but folly also calls forth offering pleasures.  The writer points out that the pleasures offered by folly disguise traps which lead to misery and death, while the riches offered by wisdom require effort and hard work. There are many valuable lessons to be learned by the various proverbs contained in today’s passage, but the one I want to highlight is that while wisdom will generally bring wealth, wealth is not what the truly wise most deeply desire.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.