Bible Study December 5, 2023
Proverbs 18:13 (NASB)
“One who gives an answer before he hears, It is foolishness and shame to him.”
I am the first admit I do not know everything in fact I am fortunate enough to learn new things almost daily, thankfully. When we lived in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma I hired a man to work for us. He had been there a couple of weeks, new to the business, and said to me “too much knowledge is dangerous.” My response was as I called him by his name “as is too little.”
It seems insecurity comes as a defense mechanism for those who seem to be masking their fear behind a façade of knowledge. I have to come the place realizing I do not know everything, then simply admit it and tell someone I will check it out and get back to them. I get a lot of questions about things from the scriptures that I do not have the answer.
The flipside of “knowing too much” is the ability to ask a question of someone who can help you understand the question, provide some dialogue, and open up good lines of discussion. Oftentimes we all need someone in our lives that provide wisdom, insight, and the suggestion to us to not send the email but let it simmer overnight. I am thankful for those in my life that do that for me, many may not even know they are helping.
Then when we are asked a question or to provide some insight ask the question behind the question such as what prompts that question, what is it you are looking for exactly?
There is nothing wrong with “I do not know but I will find out.”
God Bless.
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