Sound Bites

(Pro 9:13 KJV)  A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.

As you read through this chapter in Proverbs, you will notice that you have the wise woman at the beginning, and the foolish woman, toward the end, starting off with exactly the same statements.  I would guess that the foolish woman was quoting the wise woman because she knew that the wise woman had the respect of the people in the community.  Although she was foolish, she knew enough to start off on the right foot.  She knew how to quote wise sayings.

But she didn’t know what she was talking about.

We are surrounded by people who know how to put out great sound bites.  We see it in politics. We see it in the church.  It’s pretty obvious in the news media and in the classroom.  The problem that we have is that often they have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about and what the words mean.

So?  Don’t be that foolish woman.  Look at the words and think about what they mean.  Spend some time contemplating and reading and, while you’re at it, listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying.  You can know.