Proverbs 11:14 Where no counsel is, the people fall : but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
This verse teaches us that it is not wise to go it alone. We are all falliable and need counsel because our own reasoning by itself will fail us. Our very nature is revealed by Jeremiah:
Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked : who can know it? Continue reading
Proverbs 10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
The truth of this verse plays itself out over and over again in daily life. As is common in Hebrew poetry, the first part of the verse stands in contrast to the last part.
If a person is wise then they will receive commandments. “Receive” should be understood as “listen” or “obey”. It doesn’t mean that a person will get more rules to follow, but rather it means that he/she is receptive to instruction. Continue reading