Quite a Pair

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

The word “simple“ or “naïve“ has the idea of being empty headed or, as I’ve said before, having an open mind.  It’s like driving down the freeway in a pickup loaded with ping-pong balls and having a tailgate down.  That is the kind of openness we are talking about.

Although I won’t consult it for doctrine, the NLT paraphrase has an interesting insight here.  It says,

Proverbs 9:13 (NLT) The woman named Folly is brash. She is ignorant and doesn’t know it.

That’s quite a pair being ignorant about being ignorant.  It’s ignorant, both looking out and looking in.

So?  The solution to this problem is to close your tailgate and fill your pickup with truth that is vetted by God himself.  Seek wisdom in Him not in your culture, your education, your friends, or within your open mind.